Published vs. Unpublished Events & Content

Events

When building an event in Gradual, the event remains unpublished and hidden from the front end of your community until you Publish it. This setting allows you to keep the event in draft form until it is complete, or keep it hidden from most members, and sent to only a select group through the Event Link.

Attendees can register for an event no matter if it is published or unpublished.

The Event Link found in the dashboard leads to a live event detail page where members can register - even if the event is not published. Because this event is not published, it will not appear on the front end and is only accessible by the direct Event link.

Publish an Event

To publish an event, navigate to the Overview page and select the Actions button in the upper right, and select Publish - or click the green Publish button at the base of the main menu on the left.

Published event:

• Appears on the front end of the community on the home page and Events page
  • If an event is Space restricted, it will only appear on the homepage and event page for those in the space
• Appears in search results
• All automated emails (confirmation & reminders) that are enabled WILL be sent to registrants
• If Google Calendar integration is enabled, the calendar invite WILL appear on all registrants' calendars

Unpublish an Event

To unpublish an event, navigate to the Overview page and select the Actions button in the upper right, and select Unpublish.

Unpublished event:

• Does not appear on the front end of the community at all
  • Attendees can only register through the Event link or can be manually registered in the dashboard - Space restrictions will still apply
• Does not appear in search results
• All automated emails (confirmation & reminders) that are enabled WILL NOT be sent to registrants
• If Google Calendar integration is enabled, the calendar invite WILL appear on all registrants' calendars

Other solutions related to unpublishing events:

Invite Only Events

If you want to restrict registration to an event, learn more about invitation only events and ticketing here.

Canceling an event

If you want to cancel an event entirely, it's best to follow the steps laid out in this resource.

Content

When creating content in Gradual, the video or blog remains unpublished and hidden from the front end of your community until you Publish it. This setting allows you to keep the content in draft form until it is complete, or keep it hidden from most members, and sent to only a select group through the direct URL.

Publish Content

Navigate to the content page in the dashboard and select the green Publish button in the upper right.

Published content:

• Appears on the front end of the community on the home page and Content
  • If content is Space restricted, it will only appear on the homepage and content page for those in the space
• Appears in search results
• Page views will count

Unpublish Content

Navigate to the content page in the dashboard and select the red Unpublish button in the upper right.

Unpublished content:

• Does not appear on the front end of the community on the home page and Content
  • Members can only view it from the direct URL (found in the dashboard) - Space restrictions will still apply
• Does not appear in search results
• Page views will count