Creating Public Events Listings

Part I: Create the Event Node

Create a single node of content, of the content type Event.

Event URL Alias Path

If the the node is an Somatic Exercise class, here are some examples of the URL alias path to create for it:

• events/classes/somatics_101_2008-03-10
• events/classes/legs_hips_2007-11-10
• events/classes/back_pain_2008-03-15
• events/classes/legs_hips_2008-03-15

If the Class is runs for more than one day (e.g., if it's a weekly series or if it's a 2-day workshop), the date portion should generally be the date of the first class meeting. Generally the name of the class does not reflect whether a class is one-day or multiple-day.

Part II: Create the Product Node in the Product Catalog

If the Event is being sold, or registered for at all (even if it is free), you will usually need to create a Product record in the shop Catalog. While most Products are created as Nodes of the content type Product, there are several types of products with dedicated content types. This includes Events, which are created as nodes of the content type Event for Sale.

Put it in the appropriate Catalog Category, likely one of the following:

Classes & Workshops

Workshops & Special Events	For one day events, including at our location or anywhere else (people from various distant regions may travel to attend a one-day event, so it's useful for them to be listed together in one category that represents a context that pulls local folks in looking for a short commitment, who then might be interested in something similar in Boston, Portland, or Rochester; and remote folks looking to come here but noticing something happening in their area or vice-versa)
Weekly Classes - New England	Recurring classes at our clinic or other facilities in the region
Weekly Classes - NY Metro Area	Recurring classes at our NYC clinic or other facilities in the Manhattan, Long Island, Westchester etc. NY Metro Area

Product URL Alias Path

The Product's URL alias path will be very similar to the Event's URL, but "located" within the shop:

• shop/classes/somatics_101_2008-03-10
• shop/classes/legs_hips_2007-11-10
• shop/classes/back_pain_2008-03-15
• shop/classes/legs_hips_2008-03-15

Generally the URL path does not reflect whether a class is one-time Workshop or recurring Class series (i.e., the URL does not further specify "shop/classes/101_2008-03-10" versus "shop/workshops/legs_hips_2007-11-19". For the purposes of the URL, all classes and workshops are simply stored in the /classes/ "folder".

Product SKU

The Event product's SKU should fit the following format: [Class Group] [Clinic Code] - [ClassNameAbbreviation] - [LogicalDateBegins]

For example:

CGMAA-101-20080310	MAA = MA clinic center A; 101 is a short but descriptive name for "Somatics 101" (this is the only part of the SKU that is subject to some creativity; it doesn't have a formal formula, but you should follow precedent, and if a class of the same name has been taught before, the new event should probably use the same abbreviation as in the past; This class' first session meets March 10, 2008.
CGNYA-LHJ-20081219	This is a class on Legs & Hip Joints in New York clinic center A.
CGNYB-LBP-20081219	This is a class on Lower Back Pain in New York clinic center B.