UW Today.wisc.edu Events

Insert the block

Using the Block Inserter, search for UW Today.wisc.edu and add it to your page. You can also type 
/uw today.wisc.ed in a new paragraph block and press Enter.

A sample list of featured events from today.wisc.edu will appear in the editor by default so that content appears on the page. Display your own list of events by adding your Today.wisc.edu Events URL in the block settings panel.

Add an Events URL

There are two ways to add an Events URL to display your feed.

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Option 1: Event URL with one tag

today.wisc.edu uses tags to organize events. The Events URL field in the block settings accepts only one tag by default. Here’s an example URL showing all events with the athletics tag:

https://today.wisc.edu/events/tag/athletics

You can browse tags on the today.wisc.edu homepage, or view tags listed on individual event pages.

Option 2: Custom feed with multiple tags

To show events from more than one tag, set up a custom feed in today.wisc.edu. You can also add other filters to further refine the feed.

Step 1: Create a departmental account

You must be affiliated with a department in order to manage feeds. To request a new account, follow the steps below:

1. Click your name in the top right of admin.today.wisc.edu.
2. Request a new departmental account.
3. Wait for approval (within one day).

Step 2: Create a new feed

1. Go to admin.today.wisc.edu to log in (NetID required).
2. Select Manage My in the main navigation, and then Feed.
3. Add a title for your feed.

Step 3: Add filter rules

1. To manually add events to your feed, click the +Add button next to any event in the public events list.
2. Add filter rules for tags, departments, or event titles to include in your feed in the Feed Filters sidebar on the right. Click Add Rule for each tag you want to apply.
3. Your active rules will appear in the Current Filters section.
4. Click Re-apply filters to refresh your feed right away with the latest events that match your rules. Otherwise, the feed refreshes automatically each night.

Step 4: Copy feed URL

Go back to your feeds list: admin.today.wisc.edu/feeds. Click on the HTML link.

Copy your event feed URL in the address bar of your browser window.

Paste the URL into the Today.wisc.edu Events URL field the block settings. The events will update after you click outside the field.

Add a heading for your event list

Use the Heading block to add a descriptive header before your event listing so users understand what the events represent.

Edit the “More events” URL

The More events link uses the UW Link block. By default, it points to the feed URL on today.wisc.edu. To add your own custom URL, select the block and click the Link icon to enter your link.

Change where your event links go

By default, events link to the More Details URL entered in today.wisc.edu for your event (found in the Event Description section). If no URL is entered, they link to the event’s detail page on today.wisc.edu.

In the block settings, choose Link to the event page on today.wisc.edu to send all events directly to their detail page on today.wisc.edu.

Questions

For questions about managing feeds or departmental accounts, contact today.strategiccommunication@wisc.edu.

Troubleshooting

Changes not showing?

If you make changes to an events feed and do not see changes immediately, those updates won’t display for 12 hours due to caching.

Event approval

Events created by official departments or student organizations need approval from the Office of Strategic Communication. This can delay when they appear in the feed.

If you need expedited approval, email today.strategiccommunication@wisc.edu.