Add and customize spuds

Read a brief overview.

Help links

Embed and customize spuds

Embed spuds

What the spud code looks like and how to paste it into your webpages.
Spud FAQ

Solutions to common spud embedding and display issues.

Calendar and event detail views

Main calendar views

Add, remove, reorder, and customize views.
Classic Table calendar view

Present events in table format; each event is a row in the table, and each field you display is a column.
Classic Month and Day calendar views

Present a month's or multiple weeks' worth of events, organized by week and then by day; or, present a day's or multiple day's worth of events, organized by start time.
3 Columns calendar view

Present evnets in a 3-column (description, date/time, location) table; each event is a row in the table.
List calendar view

Group events by time period, optionally sub-grouped and then presented in a list.
Tile calendar view

Display events and images in tiles, arrayed in columns.
Optimize your calendar for mobile (Mobile Table calendar view)

Optimize your calendar for mobile.
Which calendar view to choose (includes all other calendar views)

Available views and pros and cons of each.
Custom map pushpins

Replace the default pushpin icon with your own custom icon(s).
Event fields and views

Display, hide, and rearrange fields in selected views.
Filter views

Publish pre-filtered content in different locations.
Event detail views

Control what content event detail views contain and how the views look.
Popup spuds

Enable popups on hover and control how the popups look.
Hide visitor actions

How to hide actions in calendar and event detail views.

Control and promotion spuds

Overview

Compare, add, and customize control and promotion spuds.
Comparing images in spuds

Which promotion spuds support images and their settings options.
Clone spuds

Make an exact copy of a spud that preserves all the settings and styles.
Digital signage

Promote events in a lobby or other public space.
Event Slider

How to promote your events as a scrolling slide show.
Feature events in promo spuds

Filter promotion spuds to display only featured events.
Filter ongoing events

Create a filter that lets visitors hide or show ongoing events.
Date Finder

Detailed descriptions of style settings that transform the spud's appearance.
Day Summary

Customize for use as a Date Finder popup and a stand-alone promotion spud.
View Chooser

Let visitors choose calendar views.
Filter

Let visitors limit the calendar events they see.
Search

Let visitors search by date, keyword, and location.
Location Search

Let visitors search by distance from their locations.
Rounded corners on spuds

How to round the border corners on selected control and promotion spuds.

Spud settings and styles

Make spuds look better

Spud customization is Trumba's strength. Take full advantage of your options.
Style settings

Save time: base styles, the Color Picker, and inheritance.
Custom font links

Apply non-standard fonts in base styles.
Mix-ins, paging, and grouping

Control which events appear and how they're organized in the published view.
Font schemes

Pick a pre-designed font scheme.
Color palette hex values

Hexadecimal values for Trumba's default color palette.
Custom event colors

Set background, text, link, and hover colors for events.
Date icons in spuds

Add visual appeal by including date icons in promotion spuds.
Images overview

High-level look at how you can use images and how they look in published views.
Change default buttons and icons

Upload your own custom buttons and icons or hide the default ones.
Copy settings and styles

Set up one publication and copy settings to the others.

Overview

One of the most powerful benefits of using Trumba® is the freedom it gives you to present and promote your events throughout your website in the way that works best for you and your audience.

This freedom results from the:

Number and variety of calendar views, and control and promotion spuds you have at your disposal.
Degree to which you can customize the appearance and behavior of each view and spud you decide to add.
Ability to use different versions of the same control and promotion spud on different pages of your site.

Calendar, Control, and Promotion Spuds tabs

You add and customize views and spuds on the Calendar Spuds, Control Spuds, and Promotion Spuds tabs in the Publishing Control Panel.