Setting up an Event

Ellen Oliver

I'm new to Luminate and am having trouble deciding which formats to use when setting up an event. I have a dinner gala with ticket levels, sponsorships, and an acknowledgement journal. There is also a related free seminar earlier in the day where we would like people to register, but with no purchase required.


I created a standard event, but there's a long list of items - I didn't even finish adding everything because I may be on the wrong track.

• First - is this a multi-part event? If so, what do I need to consider? I'm not sure I understand what a multi-part event means, what child events are defined as to my event, or what the outcome will look like.
• Classic or modern registration form? What are the differences?
• How do I adjust the page wrappers? The current event registration page is difficult to read.

The event is live at: http://www.lumindrds.org/event/skys-the-limit-annual-awards-gala/?instance_id=18


Any insight is appreciated.


-EO

Shiloh Fallon

Hi Ellen,


* It sounds like multi-event may be the right choice for you. Here is more information from the product documentation: 
https://www.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/luminate-online/help/luminateonline.html#../Subsystems/Content/Content/Concepts/Admin_event_management_CreateMultiPart.html?TocPath=Content|Events|Creating%20and%20Working%20with%20Events|Creating%20an%20Event|Creating%20a%20Multiple%20Part%20Event%20with%20Child%20Events|_____0


* The modern layout is easier to style with CSS and should be the one you select.


* As to the page wrapper, this can be set in the first step of the event configuration. Are you able to access PageWrapper Editor? If not, you can open a support case to get access. In general, Support is a great place to ask questions about how to configure things in Luminate!


You may want to copy your current PageWrapper and create a new one that is specifically for your calendar events. If you want to add special CSS for events it would go in Step 2 of Page Wrapper Editor in the Additional Meta Data section.