This guide outlines the standardised process of creating and naming events, to ensure a predictable search response and increase visibility.
All steps in this guide will need to be completed for a consistent search experience for website visitors.
The in-depth guide on how to to setup an event can be found here.
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The event name must contain your Group/Region/Chapter name before the event title in full length and in a consistent way, followed by the Month and Year. Identical event names must be avoided, this will also give clarity to the interested attendee.
The standard naming convention: GROUP/REGION/CHAPTER NAME: EVENT TITLE - MONTH & YEAR.
Event Name Examples:
Group Example:
Women in Photography Group: Photobook Club - Feb 2025
Region Example:
Western Region: Guest Speaker | Marc Wilson - Feb 2025
Chapter Example:
Germany Chapter: The Art of Minimalism in Photography - Jan 2025
Joint Events Example (using &):
Contemporary & Documentary Group: Scotland Book Club – Feb 2025
Further examples can be found in the image below.
❗Please avoid using RPS in front of your Group/Region/Chapter Name as this is being used to Indicate events and workshops organised by HQ. For the Month please use the abbreviations.
For your event to appear in one of the eight Categories on the RPS Events Page, you must complete the Category field when setting up your event in the Event Wizard. This can be found under the Details section.
A drop down will appear, letting you select the category most fitting to your event.
Website visitors can then choose a Category when visiting the RPS Event Page - as displayed below:
Adding venue details provides attendees with a detailed event location. The Venue Name (mandatory field) and Postcode will be picked up in the search bar of the RPS event page, we have added this into the Details Section of the Wizard to complete.
❗Please complete all fields the venue section when hosting an in-person event and add the nearest post town after the Venue Name, e.g. Venue Name: RPS House, Bristol.
A map will be presented on the event automatically after publishing, you can see an examples of in-person and online below:
💡If your event is online, type 'Online' into the Venue Name field. The other venue fields can be left blank.
Keyword Filters represent Interest, Delivery and Organiser. These can be found on the left hand side of the RPS Events page for visitors to filter their event search.
All events will now use the standardised list of Keyword Filters outlined below, they have been updated to enhance and improve the user experience, this change makes the page look less cluttered and aids a predictable search response.
It is important you follow the rules to make sure it is easy to find the events in a consistent way.
❗Please select only one Keyword Filter for each: Interest, Delivery and Organiser.
Interest
Abstract
Architecture
Business & Marketing
Camera Skills
Documentary
Editing, Post-Production, Processing
Landscape
Nature
Night Photography
Portrait
Still-life
Street
Theory & Ideas
Delivery
Hybrid
In-Person
Online
Organiser
RPS
RPS Volunteers
After saving your event in the Event Wizard you can add Event Keywords on the right hand side by clicking on the arrow and click New.
The Search Keyword field will appear and you can type in one of the Keyword Filters listed above to select.
❗Please choose the ones that have the name Zac Evans below it, these are new Keyword Filters.
Start typing in the Keyword and it will appear. Example below:
Event listings can be filtered by Special Interest Group, Region and Chapter. An updated URL to be embedded into Group/Region/Chapter web pages and mailings, can be found at the bottom of this guide (section7).
The example below highlights an events listing page for the Landscape Group (using test events).
Website visitors will also have the opportunity to filter all events in order of date or distance from their address. This can be seen in the example below:
Video below for creating an event and searching for a published event.
To get your Individual Group/Region/Chapter event page URL you have to be on this page https://events.rps.org/en/ and type in e.g. Analogue Group into the search. These URLs have been provided below.
💡Once you implemented the changes your events will show within in the link below.
GROUPS:
Analogue Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Analogue%20Group
Archaeology & Heritage Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Archaeology%20Heritage%20Group
Audio Visual Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Audio%20Visual%20Group
Contemporary Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Contemporary%20Group
Creative Eye Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Creative%20Eye%20Group
Digital Imaging Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Digital%20Imaging%20Group
Documentary Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Documentary%20Group
Historical Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Historical%20Group
Imaging Science Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Imaging%20Science%20Group
Landscape Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Landscape%20Group
Medical Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Medical%20Group
Nature Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Nature%20Group
Travel Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=travel%20Group
Visual Art Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Visual%20Art%20Group
Women in Photography Group: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Women%20in%20Photography%20Group
REGIONS:
Central Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Central%20Region
East Anglia Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=East%20Anglia%20Region
East Midlands Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=East%20Midlands%20Region
Ireland Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Ireland%20Region
London Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=London%20Region
Northern Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Northern%20Region
Northern Ireland: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Northern%20Ireland
North West Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=North%20West%20Region
Scotland Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Scotland%20Region
South East Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=South%20East%20Region
Southern Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Southern%20Region
South West Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=South%20West%20Region
Thames Valley Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Thames%20Valley%20Region
Wales Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Wales%20Region
Western Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Western%20Region
Yorkshire Region: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Yorkshire%20Region
CHAPTERS:
Australia Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Australia%20Chapter
Benelux Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Benelux%20Chapter
Germany Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Germany%20Chapter
India Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=India%20Chapter
Japan Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Japan%20Chapter
Sri Lanka Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Sri%20Lanka%20Chapter
Switzerland Chapter: https://events.rps.org/en/?search=Switzerland%20Chapter