In this section, we will define some of these terms and explain how they relate to one-another when you are using JoomEvents on your website.
1) Calendar (Agenda)
The calendar is the main concept of JoomEvents, the most complete in functionalities too: You can assign a thumbnail, a color, a template, a description model to a calendar, ... and all other concepts are dependant concepts: an activity, a target public, a section are second level of a calendar.
As soon as you want to group your events based on criteria (school, sportive, cultural,...), the calendar concept is designed for that.
2) Venue (Place, Location)
The venue is dependant on your event. You can create your venue directly from an address and you can fine tune the exact localisation on a map (very usefull when the meeting point is on a beah...). The venues allow to display your events based on a Google map view more much plus fun and visual to your users!
3) Activity / Category
An activity / category is a second level information from calendar.
For sure, you can do what you want, but you will find hereafter some examples thant can help you.
Activities for middle or high school might be :
- exams,
- parent-teacher meetings,
- ...
Activities for a sportive calendar might be:
- training,
- home matches,
- outside matches,
- lunchs
- office meetings
- ...
Activities for a cultural calendar might be :
- movies
- museum
- theater
- ....
4) Public
Public is a second level information from Calendar.
For sure, you can do what you want, but you will find hereafter some examples thant can help you.
Public for a school calendar might be :
- primary
- secondary
- teachers
- parents
- ...
Public for a sportive calendar might be:
- beginners
- intermediate
- pros
- coachs
- ...
Public for a cultural calendar might be :
- music lovers
- literary
- painters
- ...
5) Section
A section is a second level information from Calendar.
For sure, you can do what you want, but you will find hereafter some examples thant can help you.
Sections for a school calendar might be :
- nursery
- primary
- secondary
- ...
Sections for a sportive calendar might be:
- small class
- 6-12 years
- 12-18 years
- pros
- ...
Sections for a cultural calendar might be :
- Languages (to provide a categorization by languages)
- Regional (to provide a categorization by regions/cities),
- ...
6) Resource
Resource is a second level information from Calendar.
For sure, you can do what you want, but you will find hereafter some examples thant can help you.
Resources for a conference might be :
- rooms
- auditoriums
- ...
7) Enrolment (Registration)
Enrolment is the registration for a user for an event.