Understanding and Using Default Website Sections

Sections are required to display content inside of your event website pages. You can either use default website sections that come with your event, or you can create your own event website section. To learn how to create Website Sections, check out our article here.

Although you can create your own sections, we have pre-created various sections which can be accessed and utilized by default. You can edit these sections and manipulate them to make the most of the tools in the Event Dashboard.

1. Understanding Default Website Sections

There are a lot of different sections which each have their own functionality and usefulness if you are able to capitalize on what they are able to offer.

Not all sections are the same, there’s a plethora of differences that separate each section:

Exhibitors

• Meet Our Exhibitors - This section is a title section which can go above the Exhibitors Directory, it just says “Meet Our Exhibitors” and has a link to the registration flow.
• Exhibitors Directory - This section has a search bar which allows you to search for specific exhibitors. It also takes all of your exhibitors in your event and displays them in a format where you can select them for further information.

Floor Plan

• Exhibitors Floor Plan - This section requires the Interactive Maps module to access. This will display the floor plan with all of the exhibitor booths included where they have been assigned to.

Home

• Home Carousel - This section is unique as it is commonly the title screen when a user enters the Event Website. It displays the name of the event, a little box showcasing the dates of the event, along with a button that sends the users to the registration flow.
• Home Countdown - This section is a countdown clock (days, hours, minutes, seconds) to when your event date begins.
• Sponsors Palette - This section is a lineup of all your sponsors with their logos and names.
• Home Information - This section is a text box that showcases the title of the event, the date of the event, the location of the event, and a description of the event as well.
• Speaker Cards - This section is a horizontal rotating list of all your speakers. Your attendees can select any of these speaker cards and hop right into their information along with the sessions they are assigned to.
• Home Locations - This section is based on the location of your event, it will display a map image of the address of the event. This is directly linked to General > Details > Location.

Map

• Map - This section is similar to the Exhibitor Floor Plan as it showcases a map of the venue of your event. This is an interactive map which allows you to see all the exhibitor booths along with the locations of every session. On the right hand side you will see a list of exhibitors and a list of the sessions.

Register

• Registration Main - This section is the main starting point for the registration flow. It can be accessed by selecting the Register Now button.

Schedule 

• Schedule - This section showcases each day of the event and what sessions are associated in order of time. Users can search for specific sessions depending on the chosen day. Users can also select whether they want to see these sessions in a list, a track, or a format view.

Sessions

• Sessions - This section is similar to the Schedule section as it also displays all the sessions in a list format. The difference being it shows every session and the days associated (in chronological order) all at once instead of choosing the day. The top of this section allows users to search for a specific session.

Speakers 

• Meet Our Speakers - This section is a title section which can go above the speakers list, it just says “Meet Our Speakers” and has a link to the registration flow.
• Speakers - This section is a place to view all your speakers categorized by the tags they are associated with (or not if you haven’t added tags). Users have the ability to select any of the speakers and hop into their information page with a list of the sessions they are connected to.

Sponsors

• Meet Our Sponsors - This section is a title section which can go above the sponsors list, it just says “Meet Our Sponsors” and has a link to the registration flow.
• Sponsors - This section is a place to view all your sponsors categorized by the tiers they are associated with (or not if you haven’t added tiers). Users have the ability to select any of the sponsors and hop into their information page.

2.Editing Website Sections

2 (A). Accessing and Editing Website Sections

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Experiences > Website > Sections
2. Select a session you would like to edit from the list
3. In the session editor form, you have various customizable options
   1. Page - change the page the section is linked to.
   2. Section Embed Code - copy the custom CSS code and paste it into your own website if you are not using the PheedLoop Event Website portal.
   3. Custom Style - apply custom CSS styling to this section.
   4. Background Image - upload a custom image for the background.
   5. Background Color - choose a color option for the background.
4. Select Save Changes

2 (B). Reordering Pages and Sections

Not only can you edit the details and look of the sections but you can rearrange them along with the pages in your Event Dashboard depending on what your preferences are.

You can do this with Pages:

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Experiences > Website > Pages
2. Above the pages table, select Actions > Re-Order
3. Select a page from the table and drag it up or down depending on the order you would like your pages to be displayed
4. Select Save

Or you can do this with Sections:

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Experiences > Website > Sections
2. Above the sections table, select Actions > Re-Order
3. Select a section from the table and drag it up or down depending on the order you would like your sections to be displayed
4. Select Save

2 (C). Hiding Pages and Sections

If you are in the middle of creating your pages and sections but aren’t ready for a public release, you can immediately hide these pages/sections until you are ready to display them.

To Hide Pages:

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Experiences > Website > Pages
2. Select a page you would like to hide from the list
3. In the page editor form, toggle on the Hide Page checkbox
4. Select Save Changes

To Hide Sections:

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Experiences > Website > Sections
2. Select a section you would like to hide from the list
3. In the section editor form, toggle on the Hide Page checkbox
4. Select Save Changes