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Events widget display issues workaround

We are currently experiencing issues with the events widget in our environment, we are working hard with HCL to solve this. In the meanwhile please consider this workaround.

Add Highligts and set as landing page

The new Highlights application ( New Connections 8 feature ) contains a new widget that uses a different way of loading than the classical events widget. This one works, so first step is to add the Highlights Application and set it as the start page for the community

  • Go to your Community overview page, click Community Actions - Add Apps

Add Apps

  • Select the Highlights Application

Highlights

  • Go to Community Actions - Edit Community

Edit Community

  • Change the start page of your Community to HighLights

Start Page

Add calendar widget

  • On the new start page, click Customize

Customize

  • Switch to the Widgets tab and select "Events"

Events

  • You will now see an alternative calendar view

Calendar View

  • Note that through drag and drop you can reposition this widget anywhere on the page, it will resize into the block you choose

Some more information on the Highlights application

As you can see, this new application has a lot to offer to make your communities even more powerful, it's loaded with new widgets, you have more flexibility on the layout of the community, and if you have a designer in your company, you can add custom stylesheets to change the colors, backgrounds etc... For more information see here

In case of questions, do not hesitate to open a ticket in the support system and ask about this new feature.

Extra sources

Here and here