For Admins
Create Event Types 🎫
Event types sort your events by kind, e.g. practice, meeting or performance. Each type has its own color, so everyone sees at a glance in the Scheduler what's coming up. You create them in the settings with the gear ⚙️, in the Event Types tab.
How to create an event type
- Click the gear ⚙️ next to your community's name and open the Event Types tab (1).
- Click ➕ at the top right (2).
- Give the type a name and pick a color.
- Click Save changes.
To change an existing type, click the pencil (4). The trash can next to it deletes the type.
What are event defaults?
Presets that Gumb fills into every new event of this type. You save yourself the typing, and all events of a type look the same. Click Set Event Defaults (3) next to the type and fill in what never changes:
- Name and color (1, 2) of the event type
- Event name, location, start and end time, description (3), e.g. "Practice", "North Gym", 7:00 to 9:00 pm
- Set default response for all (4): this response is already filled in for everyone invited, e.g. "I'll join". Anyone who can't make it changes it themselves.
Then click Save changes. Existing events stay as they are.
How do I cancel an event without deleting it?
Create a red "Cancelled" event type. When an event is called off, switch it to this type. The event stays in the Scheduler, so even members who missed the notification see right away that it's off. More: Scheduling 🗓️
Which event types make sense?
As many as you really tell apart, usually 4 to 8. Typical ones are practice or rehearsal, game or performance, meeting, event and cancelled. An emoji in the name helps people spot it, e.g. "Practice 🏃". For votes, a separate "Survey" type works well. More: Create a Poll or Vote 🗳️