After installing the extension, you must change the configuration data of the extension as per your need. During the first installation, the extension itself will generate the default configuration data suitable for most users. You can change those settings here. Most of the fields in this form are self explanatory. We have also added explanations for some of the fields in the same form to make them clear.
To access Yendif Events Configuration :
- Login to your Joomla admin
- Select "Components => Yendif Events => Global Configuration"
- You can change the Yendif Events settings here
General Settings
| Option | Value(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Load Bootstrap | Yes, No | Yendif Events uses Bootstrap for displaying the content. So, make this “No”, only when your template loads Bootstrap by default. |
| From Name | Yendif Events | The “Name” from which the emails are sent. By default, the extension uses the “Name” from your site’s “Global configuration” menu. You can override this from here. |
| From Email | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The “Email ID” from which the emails are sent. By default, the extension uses the “Email ID” from your site’s “Global configuration” menu. You can override this from here. |
| Notification Emails | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | “Emails IDs” to which the emails are sent when a booking is made, cancelled, etc … By default, the extension uses the “Email ID” from your site’s “Global configuration” menu. You can override this from here. You can also override this setting per event. |
| Send confirmation email to all group members | Yes, No | Set to “Yes”, when you like to email all the members in the group booking.This works only when you have enabled “email” fields in the member forms. |
| Enable Coupon | Yes, No | Enable or Disable Discount Coupons. |
| Enable Deposits | Yes, No | When enabled, the booker can make partial payments and pay the remaining amount directly when attending the event. You can override this setting per event and also set the minimum deposit amount. Bookings made with this type are marked as “Status = Deposited” and the Due amount is mentioned in the Exported Bookers list. |
| Enable Tax | Yes, No | When set to “Yes”, the tax amount is calculated and added to the booking amount. |
| Tax Amount | 0.00% | Amount of tax to be calculated and added. |
| Enable Waiting list | Yes, No | When set to “Yes”, the users will be able to book as a waiting list user for the event of which bookings are closed. When someone cancelled their bookings, the users from the waiting lists are invited through a mail automatically to book and attend the event. |
| Enable Recurring Events | Yes, No | A recurring event is any event that occurs more than once, according to a pre-defined rule: examples are weekly meetings, anniversaries and birthdays. “Yendif Events” makes it easy to add events that happen more than once, like meetings, classes, appointments, or birthdays. Enabling this feature, allows you configure Date Time Periods in the Event adding form. So, when an event is created, multiple instances of the same event are created based on the periodic configuration. “Yendif Events” will automatically open and close registrations for all of your recurring events. |
| Default Event View Access | Joomla Access Levels | Default Joomla user access to see this event in site front-end. You can override this per event. |
| Default Event Booking Access | Joomla Access Levels | Default Joomla user access to book for this event through site front-end. You can override this per event. |
| Default Event Booking Types |
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Default Event Booking. You can override this per event. |
| Enable Terms and Conditions | Yes, No | When set to “Yes”, the bookers must accept to your “Terms & Conditions” before booking for an event. |
| Default Terms and Conditions | A Joomla Article | Link to your Joomla article page that contains the Terms and Conditions of your event. You can override this setting per event. |
| Enable Terms and Conditions by Event | Yes, No | When set to “Yes”, the Event Owners can create a separate article and configure it as the TOS page for his event. |
| Attachment File Formats | zip, rar | “Event Owners” can add attachments in the event adding forms. So that the bookers will receive it when they book for these events. Admin can configure the allowed attachment file formats here. |
| Attachment File MIME Types | application/zip,application/octet-stream,application/x-rar-compressed | Legal MIME types for MIME checking when uploading the attachments. |
| Default Country | USA | The default country to be selected in “Venues” adding forms. |
| Date Format | F j, Y | Format in which the dates must be displayed in the events listing pages of the site front-end. This feature uses PHP Date format. |
| Time Format | g:i a | Format in which the times must be displayed in the events listing pages of the site front-end. This feature uses PHP Time format. |
| Currency | USD | “Currency” used to display the Event Booking prices and to process the payments. |
| Currency Symbol | $ | “Currency Symbol” used to display the Event Booking prices and to process the payments. Both the “Currency” & “Currency Symbol” does the same job. We use both the values to display the prices and they must be relevant to each other. |
| Decimal Points | 2 | Number of Decimal points in the currency. |
| Decimal Separator | . | Decimal Separator in the currency. |
| Thousands Separator | , | Thousands Separator in the currency. |
| Currency Position | Right, Left | “Position” in which the currency must be displayed. |
| Enable Captcha | $ | When set to “Yes”, users will have to accept the Captcha Challenge when using “Invite Friends” form in the site front-end. |
| Bypass Captcha for Registered | Yes, No | When set to “Yes”, the registered users will not have to fill the Captcha. |
Site Display Settings
| Option | Value(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Social Share Script | Any Sharing scripts | Yendif Events allows you to add your own social sharing script. Example : AddThis Script. Script added in this field will be displayed in the top of the event detail page. |
| Select Categories Layout | Grid, List | Layout in which the categories must be displayed. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Categories Sorting Order |
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Select the order in which the categories must be displayed. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Show Events Count |
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Show or Hide events count in the categories page. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Select Search Layout | Grid, List | Select the order in which the search results must be displayed. |
| Select Events Layout | Grid, List, Calendar | Select the order in which the events must be displayed. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Include Sub-category events | Yes, No | When set to “Yes”, the category layout will also show the events from the selected category’s sub-categories. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Filter events by |
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When set to “Yes”, the tax amount is calculated and added to the booking amount. |
| Events Sorting Order |
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Select the order in which the events must be displayed. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Show Category Name | Yes, No | Select the order in which the events must be displayed. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Show Sub-categories | Yes, No | Select the order in which the events must be displayed. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Show Thumb Image | Yes, No | Show or Hide images in the categories or events listing pages. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Default Thumb Image | Image.jpg | The default image to be shown when a category or event has no image. |
| Thumb Image Width | 160 pixels | Width of the Image used in categories or events listing pages. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Thumb Image Height | 120 pixels | Height of the Image used in categories or events listing pages. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Number of Columns | 3 | Number of columns to be shown in Grid Layout. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Items per page | 10 | Total items to be displayed per page in categories or events listing pages. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Show Description | Yes, No | Show or Hide the description of categories or events in listing pages. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Description characters limit | 150 | Number of characters to shown from the description of categories or events in listing pages. You can override this setting in menu params. |
| Calendar Start Day |
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Start day of the week. |
| Show All Event Days | Yes, No | Show all days of multiple days event in calendar. |
| Show Weekly View | Yes, No | Show Weekly view in calendar layout. |
| Show Daily View | Yes, No | Show Daily view in calendar layout. |
Waiting List Fields
This page helps you to add or remove the following fields in the Waiting List form. Also, you can configure the fields to be required (or) optional in this page.
- Last Name
- Organization
- Address
- City
- State
- Country
- Zip Code
- Phone
- Fax
- Comment
Invoice Settings
| Option | Value(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice Mail Format | Yendif Events use TCPDF for generating PDF. | The content format in which the Invoice must be created and sent to bookers. |
| Invoice Start Number | 10000 | The number from which the invoices should begin. |
| Invoice Prefix | YENDIF | You can add some prefix value to your invoice number here. |
| Enable Invoice | Yes, No | Enable or Disable the Invoice feature. |
