If you update Discourse today, you’ll have access to a simplified event creation flow in the Calendar and Events plugin.
Now when inserting an event from the additional options menu in the composer, you’ll get an interactive editor directly in the composer!
This editor is also available as part of the preview in markdown mode:
Advanced settings are still available if you click the cog icon in the upper right of the editor.
We’ve also clarified some of the advanced settings by revising the RSVP and attendance section. Now you no longer have to figure out what “standalone” mode means, it’s just selecting “none” for “how many members can RSVP to this event”!
We’ve also re-ordered and clarified some existing advanced settings in the modal.
When viewing the calendar, you can also now click (and optionally drag) to quickly create a new event:
These updates are part of a series of Calendar and Events improvements we’ve been making, read about some other upcoming changes in: Easily create Events categories using the Calendar and Events plugin