Events Plugin

Advertise and Promote Your Company's Public Events With the Firefish Events Plugin

• Managing Events
• Creating & Editing Events
• Editing Events Side Panel
  • Featured Card
  • Event Page
  • SEO
  • Settings

The Firefish Events Plugin allows you to showcase your company events on your website, allowing visitors to see what events you are hosting and/or attending as a business. 

Managing Events

The Events Plugin can be accessed via Website > Events Plugin in the CMS.

Events List Page

This page provides an overview of existing Events. It includes the following columns:

• Checkbox – Select multiple records to delete.

• Re-order Icon – Drag and drop events to adjust their display order.

• Created By – Displays the user who created the event.

• Title – The event’s title.

  • Clicking the view page icon opens the event in a new tab.

• Featured Card Status - shows whether a event is featured or not

  • Green – Enabled

  • Red – Disabled

• List Page - shows whether the event is visible on your list pages
  • Green - Visible
  • Red - Hidden

• Testimonial Page Status - the published status for your event

  • Green – Published & live

  • Orange – Scheduled for future publishing

  • Red – Draft (no set publish date)

• Published Date – Shows when the event went live.

• Tags – Displays the tags assigned to the event.

Actions

• Edit – Click the ✏️ (pencil) icon to modify the event.

• Delete – Click the 🗑️ (trashcan) icon to remove a event.

  • A confirmation prompt will appear before deletion.

• Preview - Preview the event pages on your site
• + Add New - Create a new event for your site

Creating & Editing Events

Adding a New Testimonial

To add a new testimonial:

1. Click the + Add New button at the top of the page.

2. The Edit Event side panel will appear.

Note: To display testimonials on your website, you must create a content page with the page type set to Event Plugin.

Event Edit Panel: Tab Structure

The Edit Event panel consists of four main tabs:

1. Featured Card

Controls the visibility and preview content of events.

• Enabled Toggle – Enables or disables the featured card for display.

• List Page - controls whether the event is visible in the List Page.

• Image – Upload an image using drag-and-drop or file browsing. Supported formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png.

• Text – A short introduction for the event.

  • Includes a Copy from Content button to auto-fill the introduction from the main content.

• Tags – Helps categorize testimonials for filtering on the website.

2. Event Page

Manages the main content and publication settings.

• Title – The event’s title, displayed on the website.

• Image – Upload an image for the event.

• Content – Enter the main event text. You can also embed images, videos, or custom HTML.

• Publish Date/Time – Schedule when the event goes live. If a future date is set, the event will remain unpublished until that date.

3. SEO

Optimizes the event for search engines and social media.

• SEO Title – Automatically generated but can be edited.

• Keywords – Helps improve search ranking.

• Description – Summary of the event for SEO.

• Social Image – Specify an image for sharing on social media.

  • Use file names without spaces, numbers, or special characters (e.g., TestimonialImageOne.png).

  • Validate social post previews using these tools:

    • Facebook Debugger

    • Twitter Card Validator

    • LinkedIn Post Inspector

    • OpenGraph.xyz

• URL – A read-only field with the event’s URL. Click to copy.

• Suggestions - Use the suggest wand in each section to automatically generate relevant SEO content using the event title and content

4. Settings

Controls additional event details.

• Event Date - The date the event appears in the website calendar

• Show Form - controls whether an event registration form is shown on the event entry.

• Default Recruiter - determines who will be notified for any visitors registering interest via the form