Events Rows

An Events row embeds a live listing of walks or social events directly into any page. Events are pulled automatically from your site's event data — you choose which types to show, how to filter them, and how much control visitors have over searching and sorting. Below is a screenshot of the Events Row Type in Site Edit mode showing Group Walk and Group Event event types pre-selected:

Adding an Events Row

Enter Site Edit Mode
Add a new row or edit an existing one
Set the Row Type to Events
Configure the settings described below
Save page changes

Choosing Event Types

The first thing to configure is which types of event to display. Use the Event Types dropdown to select one or more of:

Group Walk — regular walking events synced from Ramblers Walks Manager
Group Event — social events created on your site
Wellbeing Walk — shorter, accessible walks

You can select multiple types to show a combined listing.

Full Mode vs Simple Mode

Events rows can run in two display modes:

Full Mode

When Full Mode is enabled (the default on the main walks or events page), visitors get the full experience:

Cards view — events displayed as visual cards
Table view — events in a compact table format
Map view — events shown as pins on an interactive map
Advanced search — a search pane with filters (see below)
View selector — visitors can switch between cards, table, and map

Simple Mode

When Full Mode is turned off, the events row shows a simpler card listing. This is ideal for embedding a small selection of events on a page like your home page or an "upcoming events" sidebar. In simple mode you have more control over exactly which events appear and how they are displayed.

Filtering Events

Use the Filter Criteria dropdown to control which events are shown:

Future Events — only upcoming events (most common)
Past Events — only events that have already happened
All Events — both past and future
Date Range — events within a specific date window

Date Selection

When using a date range, you can choose how dates are selected:

Date Pickers — select specific start and end dates using calendar pickers
Slider — a visual slider that visitors can drag to adjust the date range

Selecting Specific Events

You can also hand-pick individual events to display by selecting them from the Specific Events dropdown. This is useful when you want to feature particular events on a page rather than showing everything. A good example of this being used is on North West Kent Ramblers noticeboard.

Sort Order

Events can be sorted by date in either direction:

Date Ascending — earliest first (best for upcoming events)
Date Descending — most recent first (best for past events or news)

Advanced Search

When Advanced Search is enabled, visitors see a search pane with powerful filters:

Date range — with preset buttons ("Next 7 Days", "Next 30 Days", "Next 3 Months", etc.) or custom dates
Distance — filter walks by length in miles or kilometres
Walk leaders — find walks led by a specific person
Days of the week — filter by which day the walk falls on
Difficulty / grade — filter by walk difficulty level
Accessibility — filter by accessibility features
Facilities — filter by available facilities
Location — search by proximity to your current location or a specific place
Free walks only — show only walks with no charge

Below is a preview of the advanced search showing just Thursday Walks coming up:

Saving Search Criteria as a Preset

When you configure an events row in the CMS editor, the search criteria you set are saved as part of the page content. This means the events row will always show results matching your chosen filters — effectively acting as a preset query.

For example, you could create a page called "Weekend Walks" with an events row filtered to Saturday and Sunday only, or a "Short Walks" page filtered to walks under 5 miles. Each page remembers its search criteria and applies them automatically when visitors arrive.

The saved criteria include the date range preset label (e.g. "Next 3 Months") so that the date window stays relative and doesn't go stale.

Display Options

Several toggles control what visitors see and can do:

Setting	What it does
Auto Title	Automatically generates a title based on the filter and event types
Quick Search	Shows a text search box for filtering by keyword
Pagination	Splits results across pages rather than showing everything at once
Add New Event	Shows a button for admins to create a new event
Alert Indicator	Shows a summary alert with the number of results and current filter
Advanced Search	Shows the full advanced search pane
View Selector	Lets visitors switch between cards, table, and map views
Allow Filter Change	Lets visitors change the filter criteria
Allow Sort Change	Lets visitors change the sort order

By turning options on or off, you can create anything from a fully interactive events explorer to a simple, locked-down listing of specific events.

Layout

The Max Columns setting controls how many event cards appear per row. For example:

1 column — full-width cards, one per row
2 columns — two cards side by side
3 columns — three cards per row (good for a compact overview)

Cards will stack vertically on smaller screens regardless of this setting.

Examples

Here are some common ways to use events rows:

Main Walks Page

Full mode with all event types, advanced search enabled, view selector enabled. This gives visitors the complete search and browse experience.

Home Page "Upcoming Events" Section

Simple mode, future events only, 3 columns, no search, no pagination. Shows a clean grid of the next few upcoming events.

"Weekend Walks" Page

Simple mode, future events, filtered to Saturday and Sunday only via saved criteria. A preset query that always shows the right results.

"Past Events" Archive

Simple mode, past events, date descending, with pagination. A browsable archive of completed events.