Events & news blocks
Events and news blocks surface your latest activity — upcoming events from your calendar and recent posts from your blog. Both pull live data, so they stay current without manual updates. Every block is added from the page editor's left sidebar.
New to the editor? Read How the page editor works first — it covers opening a page, the Add button and Add a section panel, editing fields, reordering, and publishing. The steps below pick up from there.
Upcoming events
The upcoming events block lists your next events with date chips, times, and locations. It pulls live from your events admin — no manual updating needed.
When to use it
- An "Upcoming events" strip on the home page.
- A category-filtered list (e.g. only "Networking" events) on a programs page.
- The top of any community-facing page where dates matter.
What it looks like
Screenshot needed: A live upcoming events list. Save at
public/help-images/blocks/upcoming_events/example.png.
Fields
- Limit — How many events to show. Default is 3. The block caps at the next 12 events regardless.
- Style — Cards or list. List (a stacked row per event with a date chip on the left) is the default.
- Categories — Pick categories to filter the list. Leave blank to show every upcoming event.
Step-by-step: adding upcoming events
- First make sure your events are entered under Events in the admin sidebar — this block only displays events that already exist.
- In the page editor, click Add, then under the Dynamic category click the Upcoming events thumbnail. The block is added and its settings open in the sidebar.
- In the Heading group, edit the Section title (default "Upcoming events") or clear it to hide the title, and add an optional Subtitle.
- In the Display group, set Max events to show — 3 to 5 is right for a home page — and pick a Layout style: List (default, a stacked row per event with a date chip) or Cards.
- In the Filters group, open Categories to limit the block to one or more event categories, or leave it blank to show everything upcoming.
- Preview, then Publish.
Gotcha: if there are no upcoming events, the block hides itself on the live page — so an empty-looking preview usually just means nothing is on the calendar yet.
Screenshot needed: The Categories picker in the Filters group. Save at
public/help-images/blocks/upcoming_events/categories.png.
Tips
- The block hides itself gracefully when you have no upcoming events.
- Use the limit to keep the section short; visitors can click "View all events" to see the full calendar.
- For a featured single event with a big image, use the Media promo block in upcoming-event mode instead.
News feed
The news feed block shows your latest published blog posts as a grid of cards with featured images, titles, and excerpts. It pulls live from your blog admin.
When to use it
- A "Latest news" section on the home page.
- A tag-filtered roundup (e.g. only "Press releases") on a media page.
- The bottom of an About or Programs page to show ongoing activity.
What it looks like
Screenshot needed: A live news feed grid. Save at
public/help-images/blocks/news_feed/example.png.
Fields
- Limit — How many posts to show. Default is 6.
- Tag filter — Optional. Pick one or more tags to limit the grid to posts with those tags. Leave blank for all recent posts.
Step-by-step: adding a news feed
- First make sure you have published posts under Blog in the admin sidebar — drafts and unpublished posts won't appear.
- In the page editor, click Add, then under the Dynamic category click the News feed thumbnail. The block is added and its settings open in the sidebar.
- In the Heading group, edit the Section title (default "Latest news") or clear it to hide the title, and add an optional Subtitle.
- In the Filters group, set Max posts to show — 3 or 6 looks balanced — and use Filter by tag to scope the grid to posts with specific tags, or leave it blank for all recent posts.
- Preview, then Publish.
Gotcha: posts with no featured image look unbalanced next to ones that have them. Add a featured image to each post you expect to surface here.
Screenshot needed: The Filter by tag field open. Save at
public/help-images/blocks/news_feed/tag-filter.png.
Tips
- Upload a featured image on every post — cards without an image look unbalanced next to ones that have them.
- Excerpts get truncated to about 24 words; write a short hook on each post for the cleanest cards.
- Pair with a "Read all posts" CTA further down the page if visitors should browse beyond the most recent.