{"id":1896535,"date":"2019-10-18T13:19:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T17:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/new-user-primer-community-events-2\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T07:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:51:22","slug":"new-user-primer-community-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/new-user-primer-community-events\/","title":{"rendered":"New User Primer: Community Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9qx62KweHG8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready&nbsp;to get started with Community Events? We\u2019ve got you covered! 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