Install the add-on in an existing project

This guide shows you how to add Tech Event Support for Plone to a Plone 6 project that already runs Volto. It assumes that you have a working project with the Plone backend and the Volto frontend.

Supported versions are Plone 6.1 and 6.2, Python 3.11 to 3.14 (Python 3.14 requires Plone 6.2), and Volto 19.

Install the backend add-on

Add the backend package to your project's Python dependencies. Use uv, as in the following command.

uv add collective.techevent

The add-on loads through the plone.autoinclude.plugin entry point, so you do not need to change your ZCML. If your project loads its ZCML explicitly, add the include to your configuration.

<include package="collective.techevent" />

Restart the backend after installing the package. ZCML changes only take effect after a restart.

Then install the profile in the Plone site. In the Add-ons control panel, activate Tech Event for Plone: Install.

Install the frontend add-on

Add the Volto add-on to your frontend project with pnpm.

pnpm add @plone-collective/volto-techevent

Add the add-on to the addons list in the project's package.json.

{
  "addons": [
    "@plone-collective/volto-techevent"
  ]
}

Your project also brings its own theme. See Configure the Volto add-on for the theme that the add-on is tested with.

Check the installation

Start the backend and the frontend. Open the Plone site in the browser. The Schedule and the sponsor blocks appear in the block chooser, in the Event and Event Sponsors groups.

Note

This guide describes the target state of version 1.0.0. Check the release notes if you install an earlier version.