About This Feature
Recurring events can help community operators save time scheduling repeating sessions such as office hours, live lessons, or a speaker series. Follow this step-by-step guide to create and manage recurring events on Disco easily.
How To Create and Manage Recurring Events
- Navigate to the Events section and click “Add Event” on the top header.
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Fill in the information for the event, such as event name, description, date and time. Select “Recurring Event” as the event type
- Select the date, time, and frequency. Choose the starting date and time the recurring event will take place. Then, choose the frequency of the recurring event, including daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom.
[Optional] Choose to set when the event ends - whether on a specific date or after a set number of occurrences.
- Select Event Location: Decide on the format of the event:
- For a virtual event hosted on Zoom, choose the “Zoom” option and connect a Zoom account.
- For an online event hosted on another platform (like Google Meets, Whereby, etc.), select the “Custom Link” option and provide the appropriate URL.
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If you are hosting an in-person event, select the “In-person” option and provide the specific address where the event will occur.
- Specify the event's accessibility to ensure the right audience can see and attend:
- All community/product members: Everyone in the community/product can see and attend.
- Private: Members from specific groups can see and attend.
- Public: Anyone on the Internet can see and attend.
- After finalizing all the details, save the event as a Draft to continue editing as needed. Once ready, Publish the event to make it visible to respected audiences.
FAQs
Q: Can I customize each occurrence of a recurring event?
A: Yes, you can customize the details of each occurrence of a recurring event if you want separate sets of event titles, descriptions, and hosts.
Q: Can I cancel a single occurrence of a recurring event?
A: Yes, you can cancel a single occurrence of a recurring event or the entire series altogether.
Q: How can I change the entire series of recurring events?
A: We currently do not support the feature to make changes to the entire series of recurring events. However, we understand the helpfulness of this feature and are actively working on making it available in the near future.
Q: How do members register for recurring events?
A: Members can click the “Attend” button on the event drawer to register for a recurring event. From there, they have two options to register:
- Confirm attendance for the first occurrence
- Confirm attendance for all future events.
If the event organizer enables it, members may also receive email notifications and confirm attendance through their email.