Add a Site: Create and Launch a Publisher Calendar

Last updated: October 21, 2026

Overview

The Add Site button on your dashboard launches a setup wizard that creates a new calendar and connects it to a page on your website. The process collects your calendar URL, publication details, and initial publishing settings.

What You Need

  • A URL on your website where the calendar will be hosted
  • Your publication name and logo
  • A general idea of the location and categories you want to cover

The Setup Wizard

Site Details

Enter the URL where your calendar will live and click Continue. If the URL already exists in the system, you will be prompted to claim it instead of creating a new site.

You will also be asked for your publication name, social media links, and logo. These details are used for branding across your calendar and user-facing pages.

Publishing Settings

Choose how your calendar filters events by location and category:

  • Global — accept events from anywhere (filtered by category only)
  • National — accept events from a selected country
  • Local — accept events within a custom catchment area on a map

You can also choose to accept all event categories or limit to specific ones. These settings can be changed later from the Publishing Settings in your site admin.

Confirmation

Once the wizard is complete, your new site appears on the dashboard. From there you can enter the site admin to configure settings, themes, and embed codes.

Claiming an Existing Site

If the URL you enter is already registered in the Evvnt system, the wizard will prompt you to claim it. Claiming links an existing calendar to your account so you can manage it. If you encounter issues claiming a site, contact Evvnt support for assistance.

Tip: If you manage multiple brand sites and want them to share events, ask about Connected Calendars before setting each one up separately. See Can I Have the Same Calendar on Multiple Brand Sites? for an overview of how shared-event setups work.

After Setup

Once your site is created, the next steps are typically:

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