Categories

This is where all categories are managed.

1: Add a New Category

Go to: Events >> Categories >> Add New

  • Category Color: This color will be used as the background for the category on the frontend

  • Custom Checkout Fields: You can choose to display all or special fields in booking form. To add a new custom checkout field, Read here for more details

List Categories

  • Image: Choose featured image for a category. To upload featured image for a category, choose the category >> click edit button >> go to image tab: click "Add image" button

2: Display Categories on the Frontend

2.1) Add Category to menu

Go to Appearance >> Menus

Add Category to menu
Category page

2.2) Change Header/Footer for archive/category event

Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Event >> Archive

3: Customize the template of the Event Category Page and Archive Page

Event Category Page
Archive Event Page

3.1) Search Form

a) Delete Search Form

  • Add code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

function el_event_archive_description(){
	echo "";
}

b) Update fields in Search Form

  • Add code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

function el_event_archive_description(){
	echo do_shortcode( '[el_search_form type="type3" pos1="name_event" pos2="cat" pos3="loc_state" pos4="loc_city" pos5="all_time" pos6="start_event" pos7="end_event" pos8="venue" pos9="event_type" pos10="range_slider" taxonomy_customize="" min_slider="0" max_slider="300" start_slider="0" end_slider="80" class="" /]' );
}

type: Enter one of the following values: "type1", "type2", "type3"

pos1, pos2, pos3 ... pos10: Enter one of the following values:

  • name_event: display event name field

  • loc_input: display location field

  • loc_state: display state field

  • loc_city: display city field

  • cat: display category field

  • all_time: display dropdown values: "today", "tomorrow", "this week", "this weekend", "next week", "next month"

  • start_event: display start date field

  • end_event: display end date field

  • venue: display venue field.

  • event_type: display dropdown values: "online", "offline"

  • range_slider: Display range slider for price. To use this feature, you have to enter other params: min_slider, max_slider, start_slider, end_slider

icon1, icon2, icon3 ... icon10: Display icons next to the corresponding positions (pos1, pos2 ... post10). The value of icon such as class icon. You can find class icon here

min_slider: Insert number

max_slider: Insert number

start_slider: Insert number

end_slider: Insert number

taxonomy_customize: insert slug of custom taxnomy like tax1, tax2. Read here about custom taxonomy.

class: Insert a class for customize style of form.

3.2) Layout of event archive/category page

Go to Events >> Settings >> Event tab >> Event Listing

a) Sort events in archive/category page

Go to Events >> Settings >> Event tab >> Event Listing and change some settings:

  • Show events: You can choose "All events", "Upcoming events", "Opening and Upcomint events", Opening events", "Past events".

  • Order by: Sort event in archive/category page by: Title, ID, Start Date, End Date, Nearest, Newest First, Oldest First.

  • Order: This criterion works together with “Order By” to sort events in ascending or descending order.

  • Column: Choose 2 or 3 columns

  • Events per page: Total number of events per page

  • Latitude Map default: This setting used in some element related to Map.

  • Longitude Map default: This setting used in some element related to Map.

b) Card event template

Go to Events >> Settings >> Event tab >> Event Listing and change some settings:

  • Event card template: The system supports some card template: Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4, Type 5, Type 6

  • Display Price: Display in Card template. Some formats: Min, Max, Min to Max

  • Display Date: Display in Card template. Some formats: Start Date, Start - Event Date

  • Display image: Display in card template. Some formats: Thumbnail, Slider.

  • Show Time: Display time in card template.

The system supports 6 card templates:

Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Type 4
Type 5
Type 6

b.1: Remove Thumbnail, Slider

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove thumbnail, slider
function el_loop_event_thumbnail(){
	return '';
}

b.2: Remove Author image

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove author
function el_loop_event_author(){
	return '';
}

b.3: Remove Category

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove Category
function el_loop_event_cat(){
	return '';
}
// Remove Category in type 3
function el_loop_event_cat_3(){
	return '';	
}

b.4: Remove Title

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove Title
function el_loop_event_title(){
	return '';
}

b.4.1 Display Title more words

You can add the code bellow to functions.php in child theme. Change value 120 to your number words.

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Change length for title
add_filter( 'el_title_count_two', function(){ return 120; } );
add_filter( 'el_title_count_three', function(){ return 120; } );

b.5: Remove Price

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove Price
function el_loop_event_price(){
	return '';
}

b.6: Remove Date

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme


// Remove date
function el_loop_event_time(){
	return '';
}


// Remove date
function el_loop_event_date(){
	return '';
}

// Remove date type 4
function el_loop_event_date_4(){
	return '';
}

Some Hooks change date:


// Display Date
add_filter( 'el_event_date_format', function(){ return '[weekday], [date], '; } );

// Change weekday format
add_filter( 'el_weekday_format', function(){ return 'l'; } );

// Change date format
add_filter( 'el_date_format', function(){ return 'Y M d'; } );

// Change time format
add_filter( 'el_time_format', function(){ return 'h:a'; } );

// Display Hour
add_filter( 'el_start_end_time_format', function(){ return '[start_time] - [end_time]'; } );

// Define separator between start date and end date
add_filter( 'el_event_date_separator', function(){ return '-'; } );

b.7: Remove Location

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove Location
function el_loop_event_location(){
	return '';
}

b.8: Remove Rating

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove Rating
function el_loop_event_ratting(){
	return '';
}

b.9: Remove Button

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove button
function el_loop_event_button(){
	return '';
}

b.10: Remove favourite

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove Favourite
function el_loop_event_favourite(){
	return '';
}

b.11: Remove status

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove event status
function el_loop_event_status(){
	return '';
}

b.12: Remove Share

add bellow code to functions.php file in meup-child theme

// Remove share
function el_loop_event_share(){
	return '';
}

3.3) Customize template via file.

You can customzie template of Archive/Category page:

Copy file
plugins/eventlist/templates/archive-event.php
to
themes/meup-child/eventlist/archive-event.php

For Detail: You can edit the file corresponding to the card template selected in the settings.

Example: 

It Events >> Settings >> Event >> Archvie Event Setting >> Type: Type 1,
you need to customzie file: 
plugins/eventlist/templates/content-event-type1.php
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