Creating events

Whether you are planning a hosted conversation, a structured breakout discussion, or a group deliberation, you’ll want to start by clicking the Create an event button found on your community page. From there, you’ll be given the option to create a new template for your event or select an existing one.

Creating a new template

Templates serve as the starting place for your event’s structure. It’s where you can specify the settings, agenda, and CTA’s that will be used for this and future events.

See the following for additional guidance:

Creating Event Templates

Selecting an existing template

If you are creating an event you would like to be the same as or similar to a previous event you have held, you can select the relevant existing template.

Scheduling events

Frankly offers three unique types of events—Hosted, Hostless, and Livestream—which you can learn more about here:

Types of Events

Once you set up your template, select which type of event you want and click Create event.

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You’ll be prompted to make your event public or private, which determines whether or not it appears on your community page. Then you can select a date and time for the event to take place, and publish your event.

After you publish your event, you can edit any of the event details, share the event, add Pre/Post Call To Action (CTAs) for registrants to complete before or after the event, encourage registrants to interact with Chat and view announcements.

Editing event details