The RideAmigos Events tool provides the opportunity to create and manage specific events in your area, as well as give users the ability to show their interest in alternate transportation aside from their normal commute.

Use Events to plan for conferences, sporting events, or even small, friendly parties in your area. In addition to searching for event carpools and travel options there are a variety of ways to display and share your events, so check it out!

• Create an event (if allowed by your site's settings)
• View basic statistics of your own events
• Share a link directly to your event page
• Embed an event widget in your website

Create An Event

To create a new event, head to Events > Add New Event from the user menu. 

You may also click "View Events" to see all the public events on your site, and if you've already created an event, they will appear here for you to manage.

Fill out the basic information section to provide details for your event and then move onto date & time before finishing with the event location and publishing options.

If you want to create your event but prevent users from seeing it yet, you can uncheck "publish this event?"

You may also be prompted to select which networks your event is shared with, depending on the settings of your site. 

Public and network-shared events will appear on the View Events page until they are scheduled to start.

Private event listings are available only via their Event URL or an embedded widget (see below.) 

If you have a multi-day or multi-occurrence event you can choose to hide the start date field, in which case start date will still dictate when the event is hidden in the View Events page. You will need to describe your events schedule in the description. 

After you've chosen the appropriate settings for your event, all that's left to do is click, "Create Event"!

After you've created your event, you can go back to check on it by clicking the "Events" menu at the top of the page and selecting the event from the list of options.

Share Your Event

Head to the Share/Embed tab after saving your event for ways to share your event with a wider audience. 

Each event has its own landing page URL you can share via social media, on your website, or anywhere you want to drive traffic to your event page. 

Each event also has a unique embed-able widget you can use on your website to allow users to start searching for sustainable ways to get to your event. Just copy-paste the widget code into your website and it will add your event's dynamic content and trip planning tool!

Event Trip Planning

Events are an awesome way to connect with your community and have a greener impact outside of your commute. In this article, we'll show you how to find events and connect with other attendees to share a ride.

Find Upcoming Events

To find all the events that have been posted on your website, log in and click the "Events" header in the menu at the top of the page. From there, click "View Events".

If there are no events listed, you can Create an Event (dependent on your site settings.) 

Put in your address to see your matches! If you don't get any matches, then it's the perfect opportunity to create your own trip plan. However, if you do find a good match, click connect and send the user a message! They'll be able to email you back with their response.

Creating an Event Carpool

When you click the button to create a new carpool from the event trip-search, you'll be met by the Trip Planning interface. We've made it easier to complete by pre-filling all of the relevant details from the event for you.

Your carpool will appear to other users searching for this event's specific time and destination.

Other Trip Options

Scroll down the left column in your event trip-search to view other trip options. With some luck, there could be a vanpool or transit option that aligns with your trip! We also display the usual bike and walk route info here.