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# Events Overview

Events enable you to add interactive and animated effects to the pages and page elements of your website.

### Required Editions

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          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td>

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            <p>Available for purchase in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and
              <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions
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            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available (with limitations) in:
              <strong>Developer</strong> Edition
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When an event occurs—say, when a user clicks an element on the page or when the page loads—you can specify what action (or series of actions) it should trigger. For example, when your home page loads, you could display a news bulletin popup that fades away after several seconds. Or when the user clicks a panel, you could expand the panel to reveal additional information or alter its style.

The Events pane lists many common actions that you can trigger when an event occurs. Using the options here, you can specify that:

When _\[this event\]_ occurs, trigger _\[this action\]_.

- **[Create an Event](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_events_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use events to add interactive and animated effects to the pages and page elements of your website.
- **[Available Events and Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_events_available.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Choose from several event triggers and actions when you create an event.

#### See Also

- [Create an Event](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_events_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use events to add interactive and animated effects to the pages and page elements of your website.")
- [Available Events and Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_events_available.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Choose from several event triggers and actions when you create an event.")
- [Using Site.com Studio as a Site Administrator or Designer](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_overview_studio.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Site.com Studio provides a dedicated site-building environment for site administrators and designers.")