Changing the Dates of Several Events

Term dates shift. A half-term lands a week later than you planned, or the hall is unavailable for a fortnight. Instead of opening twelve events and changing each date by hand, you can move them all together.

Where to find this#

Go to the Events page and tick the events you want to move. The bulk actions bar appears at the bottom of the list. Click Shift Dates.

Moving the dates#

In the dialog:

1. Enter how far to move them — a number of days or weeks.
2. Choose Later or Earlier.
3. Check the preview. It shows the old and new dates for the first few events.
4. Click Shift dates.

Everything on each event moves by the same amount:

Times stay as you set them. A 7pm meeting moved across the end of March is still a 7pm meeting, not 8pm.

Draft events only#

This moves draft events. Published events are left alone, because parents may already have replied to them, payments may be scheduled against them, and the dates may be in someone's calendar feed.

If your selection includes published or archived events, the dialog tells you how many it will skip, and moves the drafts. If you have not selected any drafts, Shift Dates is not offered.

Moving a published event#

To change the date of a published event, open it and edit it as normal. Parents who have already replied are notified of the change.

What's next#

• Planning a Term with the Programme Planner — build a term's programme in one go.
• Creating Events — set up events and choose when to publish them.
• Using the Calendar — see your programme month by month.