Public (Site-Wide) Events

Public Events are site-wide events that exist outside of any specific Space. They are visible to all community members and are ideal for community-wide announcements, meetups, or events that span multiple Spaces.

Enabling Public Events #

Step 1: Open Space Settings #

Navigate to the SpaceEvents dashboard and click the Settings tab, then select Public Events.

Your FluentCommunity Portal > Settings > SpaceEvents

Step 2: Enable Public Events #

Toggle the Enable Public Events switch to on.

Step 3: Set permissions #

Choose who can create Public Events. Typically this is limited to site Admins and Moderators.

• Admins Only — Only site administrators and Space administrators can create events.
• Admins & Moderators — Administrators and Moderators can create events.
• Everyone — All Space members can create events.

Step 4: Save changes #

Click Save Changes to apply the settings.

Step 5: Add a link to the Public Events #

Copy the Public Events URL and navigate to Menu Settings.

Your FluentCommunity Portal > Settings > Menu Settings

Click Add New Link in the Group you wish the Public Events to appear. Refer to FluentCommunity’s Docs for help with Menu Settings.

1. Select an Icon – you can use one of the sample icons from the SpaceEvents settings.
2. Enter the Name of the Link – e.g. Public Events.
3. Paste the link in the URL field – https://yourwebsite.tld/portal/events
4. Tick Enable this link, optionally tick Open this link in a new tab.
5. Select the Visibility.
6. Click Save.

The Public Events will now show on the main Portal.

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You can also add a custom Link to Space Groups.

Your FluentCommunity Portal > Settings > Space Groups

1. Click Add new space from the 3 dots icon
2. From the Choose a Space Type, select Link
3. Select an Icon – you can use one of the sample icons from the SpaceEvents settings.
4. Enter the Name of the Link – e.g. Public Events.
5. Paste the link in the URL field – https://yourwebsite.tld/portal/events
6. Optionally tick Open this link in a new tab.
7. Confirm you have the correct Menu Group selected
8. Select the Visibility.
9. Click Save.

The Public Events will now show in the Space Group.