Schedule & Widget: Session and location tags for events

Learn how to use tags and locations for attendees to conveniently navigate the event schedule.

To be covered

• Intro
• How to add session tags
• How to add locations tags

Intro

Tags and Locations are shown in Brella under each session details in the schedule and can also be used as filters. When there are multiple simultaneous sessions with many tags, these are sorted out alphabetically by the first tag of each session. 

Session tags

Tags are handy when you have multiple sessions at the same time. In these multi-track events, you can create tags to fit the respective track and color code them. It is also possible to add multiple tags to a slot so that you can add, for example, main topics, keywords, content session types, and sponsor names for the sessions as tags.

When creating your tags, try to think about it from the attendees' point of view: what filters would be useful to them when going through the event schedule?

Locations

Locations are similar to tags, but used to refer attendees to different virtual locations at your event. Unlike with tags, only one location can be assigned to a slot.

These locations help attendees track where they need to navigate to access the information they are looking for. We recommend using the same terminology within Brella, such as the "Stream tab" or "Schedule tab." 

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👉 How to add session tags

1. Navigate to the Admin Panel - Schedule tab.
2. Select Tags and locations and click +Add new tag.
   
3. Add a name for the tag, choose a color for it. You can also add an icon/emoji but it is optional. Click OK.
4. Navigate to the schedule. Add or select to edit an existing slot. The tags you added can now be chosen from the drop-down box. You can also add new tags directly from the slot when editing it.
   

👉 How to add location tags

1. Navigate to the Admin Panel - Schedule. Select tags and locations and click +Add new location.
   
   
2. Please insert a name for the location, and select a color. Adding an icon/emoji is optional and click OK.
3. Navigate to the schedule and add or select to edit an existing slot. The locations you added can now be chosen from the drop-down box. You can also add new locations directly from the slot when editing it.
   

Once you set up your tags and locations, you can see how it looks in the actual event at next.brella.io. The changes will automatically reflect on the front end of the site to the attendees.

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Last updated - July 2022. 

Written by Natasha Santiago. 

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