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Creating custom questions

The Site Questions page (previously known as the Event Setup page) allows you to create custom site questions that will appear in the Additional Event Information section of the Create an Event form. Adding custom site questions enables you to collect additional information from event authors about the event. These custom questions can be set up as a free text field, a yes/no field, a single choice field, or a multiple-choice field.

 

To set up site questions:

  1. Click on the gear icon () to access Settings.
  2. Click on the Site Questions page under Calendar Settings.

 

Adding a text field

  1. Click on the Add Text Field button to add a free text field.
  2. Enter a Question. This question will appear as the title of the field in the Additional Event Information section.

  3. Enter a URL in the Hyperlink field, if needed. This step will turn the Question text into a hyperlink that the user can click to access more information when filling out the event request form.

  4. Select a Text Mode: either SingleLine or MultiLine. The mode controls the field's height on the event creation form, whether just high enough for a single line of text or dynamically resizing for multiple wrapped lines.

  5. Enter the Max Length you would like to set for their free text response. The maximum allowed in the system is 255 characters.
  6. Select whether or not this field will be Required.
  7. When you are ready for this field to show on the event creation form, select Active. If needed, you can create the field before you would like it to show on the event creation form and return later to change it to Active.
  8. Selecting Internal Only will only show the field on the event creation form; it will not show on the event details page from the Calendar view.
  9. Advanced Setup:
    • Description - You can enter a description of the field here for internal use.
    • Identity - This is a unique system identifier for displaying this content in your front-end layout, used when creating custom layouts.
  10. Click Submit to save this custom text field.

 

Adding a checkbox field

  1. Click on the Add Checkbox Field button to add a checkbox field.
  2. Enter a Question. This question will appear as the title of the field in the Additional Event Information section. The user filling out the form will then have the option to check a single box next to this field. For example, the Question might be "Will your event require custodial services?"
  3. Enter a URL in the Hyperlink field, if needed. This step will turn the Question text into a hyperlink that the user can click to access more information when filling out the event request form.
  4. Select whether or not this field will be Required.
  5. When you are ready for this field to show on the event creation form, select Active. If needed, you can create the field before you would like it to show on the event creation form and return later to change it to Active.
  6. Selecting Internal Only will only show the field on the event creation form; it will not show on the event details page from the Calendar view.
  7. Advanced Setup:
    • Description - You can enter a description of the field here for internal use.
    • Identity - This is a unique system identifier for displaying this content in your front-end layout, used when creating custom layouts.
  8. Click Submit to save this custom checkbox field.

 

Adding a single/multiple-choice field

  1. To add a multiple-choice field, click on the Add Multiple Choice Field button.
  2. Enter a Question. This question will appear as the title of the field in the Additional Event Information section of the event creation form.
  3. Enter a URL in the Hyperlink field, if needed. This step will turn the Question text into a hyperlink that the user can click to access more information when filling out the event request form.
  4. In the Options section, type the various choices the user will be able to select. Hit the Enter key after each option to list it on a new line.
  5. Selection Mode gives you the option between Single and Multiple: this determines how many of the above-listed Options the user will be able to select. *Note: For a Yes/No question, enter Yes and No as separately listed Options, and then select a Single Selection Mode.
  6. Select whether or not this field will be Required.
  7. When you are ready for this field to show on the event creation form, select Active. If needed, you can create the field before you would like it to show on the event creation form and return later to change it to Active.
  8. Selecting Internal Only will only show the field on the event creation form; it will not show on the event details page from the Calendar view.
  9. Advanced Setup:
    • Description - You can enter a description of the field here for internal use.
    • Identity - This is a unique system identifier for displaying this content in your front-end layout, used when creating custom layouts.
  10. Click Submit to save this custom single/multiple-choice field.

 

Modifying and deleting custom site questions

To modify or delete a custom site question:

  1. From the list of Site Questions, click on the Actions dropdown next to the Field you would like to make changes to and select Edit or Delete.
  2. Make the necessary changes to the custom site question information.
  3. Click Submit to save your changes.