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Two separate lists shape how events are labelled. Event types say what kind of event it is (Workshop, Camp, General Assembly). Event statuses say where the event is in your own workflow (Planned, Confirmed, Finalized). Types are always available; statuses are an opt-in feature. Built for organizations running more than one kind of event and wanting to filter and report on them.

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Event types

Settings → Modules → Events → Event Types. Creating, renaming, and deleting types requires ADMIN_TENANT. Every member can see and choose types. Event types settings page listing type names with inline editing and delete actions, and a Create Event type button A type has one field: its name. Select Create Event type to add one, or click a name in the table to rename it in place. Once created, the type appears in the Event type dropdown on the event form and in the All event types filter on the events list. The type name shows on event cards alongside the Free or Ticket badge.
Deleting a type does not delete its events. Those events simply lose their type and become uncategorized, which also removes them from type-filtered views. Reassign them first if the history matters.

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The two special types

Two settings under Settings → Modules → Events → Configuration point at a type and change what the event form shows when it is selected: Nothing else about an event changes with its type. Ticketing, capacity, visibility, and permissions are all set on the event itself.

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Custom event statuses

Statuses are off by default. Turn on Enable Custom Statuses in Settings → Modules → Events → Configuration and an Event Statuses entry appears in the module menu. Event statuses settings listing named statuses with their colors and a final-status marker Each status has: Creating, editing, and deleting statuses requires ADMIN_TENANT.

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Using statuses

On the event form, a Custom Status dropdown appears above the description with your statuses plus a None option. Admins get a Manage event statuses shortcut next to it. On the events list, an All statuses filter appears next to the event type filter.
Custom statuses are a label you control. They are independent of the built-in draft and published states, which decide who can actually see an event. Moving an event to a status named “Cancelled” does not hide it or stop registrations; use Close registrations on the event form for that.

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Choosing your types

Most organizations settle on five to eight types. Fewer and the filter is not worth using; more and organizers start picking at random. Some working sets: Statuses work best as a short pipeline, for example Planned, Confirmed, Running, Finalized, with only the last one marked final.

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Common questions

Not directly. Open the events on the type you want to retire, switch each to the type you are keeping, then delete the empty type.
Yes. The type name appears on event cards and members can filter the events list by it, so name them for members rather than for admins.
No. One type per event. Use SDG tags if you need a second, multi-value dimension for reporting.
The setting keeps pointing at a type that no longer exists, so the training and general meeting fields stop appearing. Pick a new type in Settings → Modules → Events → Configuration.