Configure the Events Archive

How to control how your public events page looks and behaves in SGEN

The Events Settings page controls the site-wide display of your public events archive — the page visitors reach at /my-events (or whatever URL you set). It does not control individual event content; it controls the archive wrapper: title, slug, layout, pagination, filters, the Add to Calendar button, and a site-wide banner strip above the events list.

What is this for?

Use Events Settings to tune the public-facing events page for your audience. If your site runs workshops, you might want to rename the archive title from "Events" to "Workshops" and switch to a grid layout. If you run a single recurring webinar, you might hide the filter dropdown and past-events section to keep the page focused. Every change here applies to all events at once — per-event display (banner, content, SEO) is controlled on the individual event form.

Good use cases

Example 1: Rebranding the archive for a workshop-focused site. The site runs skills workshops, not generic "events." The administrator goes to Events Settings, changes Archive Title from "Events" to "Workshops," changes Upcoming Events Title to "Upcoming Workshops," and updates the Slug from my-events to workshops. After saving, visitors reach the archive at /workshops and see the heading "Upcoming Workshops."

Example 2: Switching to a grid layout for a visually dense archive. The events team has 20+ upcoming events and wants a magazine-style 3-column grid instead of the default list. They set Default Archive Layout to Grid and Items per Row to 3. The archive now renders event cards side by side, showing more events above the fold.

Example 3: Adding a banner strip above the events list. The events team wants a prominent "Registration now open!" banner with a button above all upcoming events. They expand the Banner card, check Enable Banner, write a short announcement in the content field, add a CTA button with the label "Register Now" and the link to the registration form, and set a brand-red background color. After saving, the banner appears at the top of /my-events on every visit.

What NOT to use this for

• Per-event display — Each event's own banner, content, SEO title, and thumbnail are set on the individual event's edit form. Events Settings only controls the archive-level wrapper.
• Archive SEO — The meta title, description, and canonical URL for the /my-events archive live in a separate SEO panel at Admin → SEO → Events. Events Settings controls display and layout, not search-result metadata.
• Theme colors and fonts — The archive picks up the site's global theme styles from Appearance. Events Settings banner colors are specific to the banner strip above the list; they do not override the theme.
• Event category pages — Enabling categories in Events Settings reveals category archive pages (e.g. /my-events/category/workshops), but category content itself is managed in the Events Categories panel.

How this connects to other features

• Create and Manage Events — Individual event dates, addresses, and content are set on the event edit form, not here. Settings controls the container; the event forms control the contents.
• SEO → Events — Archive-level SEO (title tag, meta description, canonical) is a separate panel. Change the archive slug here; update the canonical URL over there to match.
• Redirects — Changing the Archive Slug here silently reroutes the public archive to the new URL. The old URL becomes a 404 unless you create a Redirect entry pointing the old slug to the new one.
• Appearance / Theme — The banner background color you set here is specific to the archive banner strip. Site-wide color changes belong in Appearance → Theme settings.

Before you start

• Sign in to SGEN admin with an account that has Events access.
• If you are changing the archive slug, note the current URL (/my-events by default) so you can create a redirect for it afterward.
• If you are adding a banner background image, upload it to the Media Library first.

Where to go

1. In the left sidebar, click Events.
2. Click Settings (shown as a sub-item or available from the Events navigation menu).
3. The page loads at /sg-admin/events/settings.

Steps

1. Configuration card

Adjust site-wide archive text and toggles:

• Archive Title — the heading visitors see on the /my-events page (default: "Events").
• Archive Slug — the URL path (default: my-events). Changing this reroutes the archive to a new URL. The old URL becomes a 404 — add a Redirect if you have inbound links.
• Archive Title Tag — the HTML heading level (H1–H6 or paragraph) for the archive title. Defaults to H3 if left blank.
• Upcoming Events Title — the sub-heading above upcoming events (default: "Upcoming Events").
• Enable Past Events — Yes/No toggle. When Yes, a second section below upcoming events shows past events under the Past Events Title.
• Past Events Title — the sub-heading for the past-events section (default: "Past Events").
• Enable Categories — Yes/No toggle. When Yes, category archive pages become reachable at /<slug>/category/<cat-slug> and the filter dropdown on the archive gains a category option.
• Categories Archive Title — heading for category archive pages. Only affects display when Enable Categories is Yes.
• Enable Add to Calendar button — Yes/No toggle. When No, the Add to Calendar button is hidden from every event card and single-event page.

2. Archive Setup card

Control layout and pagination:

• Default Archive Layout — List (full-width rows) or Grid (card tiles).
• Items per Row — For Grid layout, how many cards appear per row (e.g. 3 for a standard 3-column grid).
• Items per Page — How many events appear before pagination (1–50, default 12).
• Order By — Sort order: Title Asc/Desc or Date Asc/Desc.
• Show Pagination — Yes/No. When Yes, a page-number bar appears below the events list.
• Show More Button — Appears when Show Pagination is No. When Yes, a "Load more" button appends the next batch of events.
• Show Filter — Yes/No. When Yes, a filter dropdown appears at the top of the archive letting visitors filter by status or category.

3. Banner card

Add an optional announcement strip above the events list:

• Check Enable Banner to activate it.
• Paste HTML into the Banner Content editor for the strip's body text.
• Use the CTA repeater to add up to one button (text, sub-text, link, target, style).
• Set Text Color and Background Color using the color pickers.
• Attach Background Image (desktop) and Background Image (mobile) via the media file pickers.

4. Save

Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page. The page reloads with a success flash. Changes apply to the public archive on the next page load.

What success looks like

After saving, open /my-events (or your new slug) in a new browser tab. The archive reflects the updated title, layout, and any banner you configured. If you enabled grid layout, event cards appear in columns. If you enabled the banner, it appears above the events list.

What to do if it does not work

• The archive slug change resulted in a 404 — The old URL (/my-events) is now a 404. This is expected. Add a Redirect in the Redirects area from /my-events to your new slug to restore inbound traffic.
• The banner does not appear on the archive — Verify that Enable Banner is checked and that you clicked Save Changes. The banner only appears when the checkbox is checked AND the settings are saved.
• Grid layout does not change — Hard-reload the public page (Ctrl+Shift+R) to clear the browser cache after saving.
• Past events section is missing — Confirm Enable Past Events is set to Yes and that you have at least one event with a past date set to Published status.

Next step

Add or edit individual events in Create and Manage Events. To control how the archive ranks in search results, configure meta titles and descriptions in SEO → Events.