Integrating with UI Events Rick Porter

events.uiowa.edu Powered by Localist – cloud-based event marketing software Anyone can submit events – must be approved Individuals can administer certain departments/general interest categories

Integration  Standard Service  Localist Pane  Custom Service  Localist Pane  Localist Widget  Feeds Import

Localist Widget iFrame embed – links off to events.uiowa.edu Advantages  Dynamic  Quick and easy Disadvantages  Formatting  Styling  Custom Service only – developers have to embed  Can’t integrate with other Drupal content

Localist Pane iFrame embed - Links off to events.uiowa.edu Exposes Localist Widget configuration in Drupal Advantages  Dynamic  Standard and Custom Service  Standard Service users can configure themselves Disadvantages  Formatting  Styling

Feeds Import Imports events into Drupal site as content on regular basis Advantages  Events can be related to other Drupal content  Ex. Event categories, departments, divisions, etc.  Formatting  Styling Disadvantages  Custom Service only – developers have to implement  Delay from creation on events.uiowa.edu to import  Takes more time implement

Feeds Import  Limitations  Can edit events but only fields that are not imported  Bug with event images – duplicates file on every import  Localist limits amount of events that can be import at once to 100  Workaround – takes time to implement for each site  Maximum 365 days of events

Contact  University Communications and Marketing  Responsible for curation of events, categories, permissions, etc.  Developers  If you’re interested in integrating UI events into your site

Questions?  Rick Porter 