Overview
Interests in Evexus the evexus event website/platform are a primary method of providing contextual information to Delegates, Exhibitors and Sponsors. This functionality allows for a more personalised User experience user experiences by recommending content relevant to their Interests.
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Delegates, Exhibitors and Sponsors can select their Interests, by editing their User Profiles via
My Account> Edit Profile> Account --> Edit Profile --> Set Interests.
Task
Event Organisers - Set up Interests
Event Organisers - Set up Menu items
Users/Sponsors/Exhibitors - Set Interests
Pre-requisites
Created at least one Interest Category
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Within the Admin Tools Dashboard, navigate to 'Global Setup' the “Events” module and then 'Events' via the blue charcoal navigational bar on the left-hand side.
Click the pink toggle 'Event Features' button to access the Event Features page.
Scroll down to 'My Network & Following Feature' and select Enabled.
Scroll down to black ‘Actions’ button and select ‘Event Features’ from the dropdown.
Find (CTRL+F/Command+F) the 'Enable User Recommendations' feature and select Enabled.
Then scroll down and click 'Submit'.
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Within the Admin Tools Dashboard, navigate to the “Engagement” module and then 'Interests' then 'Interest Categories' via the blue charcoal navigational bar on the left-hand side.
Go to the ‘Interest Categories’ tab on the top
Click 'Create Interest Category'.
Within the 'Name' field, input a name for the Interest Category.
Optional: Provide the Exhibitor/Sponsor Name and Description
Optional: Select a colour Provide an Interest Category Colour to assign to this Interest Category.
Optional: Select an icon to assign to this Interest Category.
Within the 'Available To' field, select Users, Exhibitors and/or Sponsors.
Click 'Submit' or 'Save and Add Another'.
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Within the Admin Tools Dashboard, navigate to 'Interests' the “Engagement” module and then 'Interests' via the blue charcoal navigational bar on the left-hand side.
Go to the ‘Interests’ tab on the top
Click 'Create Interest'.
Within the 'Name' field, input a name for the Interest.
Optional: Select a colour Provide a Description
Optional: Provide an Interest Colour to assign to this Interest.
Optional: Select an icon to assign to this Interest.
Within the 'Choose Interest Categories' field, select the Interest Category this Interest falls within.
Click 'Submit' or 'Save and Add Another'.
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Follow the steps within our How To: Menus guide to create Menu items.
Set up a Menu item for /interests/edit - this will direct Users to the page where they can set their Interests.
Set up a Menu item for /recommendations - this will direct Users to a page they can view their Recommended Users, Exhibitors and Sponsors according to the Interests they have set.
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