The Event Hub is the digital integration platform used to manage and coordinate all events/programming within the Division of Student Success. The Event Hub is managed through the Event Management System within SA Tools.
WordPress and SA tools work in tandem with one another, so changes to an event on the Event Hub is synchronized across all WordPress sites.
How to upload an event
All events are uploaded and managed via SA tools. For questions regarding how to add/edit an event, please reference the below training video.
Website integration
The Event Hub can be embedded on websites to show a filtered view of events pertaining only to that website. Event feeds can be set up based on a variety of filters, including: department, categories and audiences.
How to set up a feed:
- Open SA tools and navigate to Event Hub Manager
- Use the left navigation bar and select Feed
- Select New
- Fill out the applicable text boxes to customize which events are captured under your feed
How to integrate a feed on a website:
- Navigate to SA tools — Event Hub Manager — Feeds
- Select the feed you would like to integrate
- Select WordPress embed on the top right
- Select the “copy embed code” symbol on the top right
- Navigate to the WordPress site
- Select Block Inserter
- Select Custom HTML
- Paste the embed code in the HTML block
- Save the page
Featured event
The Featured Event Block is available within WordPress to highlight specific upcoming events on your departments homepage.
How to add a Featured Event Block:
- Navigate to the Block Inserter section by selecting the blue “+” button on the top left sidebar
- Select “Featured Event“
- In the right sidebar, add the event name
- In the right sidebar, add the event URL. Use the event URL generated by the Event Hub.
- Navigate to the Event Hub, select the event posting, select Add/Share, select “copy event link”
- In the right sidebar, add the event start time
- In the right sidebar, add the event end time
- Select Save on the upper right corner