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Calendar Display

Calendar & Display

Display events on your site with calendar views, event listings, and various layout options. The plugin provides templates for single events and archives, plus blocks and shortcodes for flexible placement.

Event archive

The event archive shows all published events at /events/ (or your configured slug).

Archive features

Grid layout with event cards
Featured image, date, venue
Event status badges
Pagination
Category filtering

Customizing the archive

In Events > Settings > Display:

Events per page
Default sort order
Show/hide past events
Layout options

Theme override

Copy templates/archive-emwc_event.php to your theme's folder to customize the template:

your-theme/event-tickets-for-woocommerce/archive-emwc_event.php

Single event page

Individual event pages show full details at /events/event-slug/.

Page sections

Header with featured image
Date and time with countdown
Venue with map
Organizer information
Speaker profiles
Event description
Ticket purchase area
Social sharing
Add to Calendar

Theme override

Copy templates/single-emwc_event.php to your theme to customize:

your-theme/event-tickets-for-woocommerce/single-emwc_event.php

Calendar views

Display an interactive calendar showing events by month.

Month view

Traditional calendar grid with events on their dates. Click a date to see that day's events in a popup.

List view

Chronological list of upcoming events. Shows more detail per event than the month view.

Navigation

Previous/Next month buttons
Today button to jump to current month
Category filter dropdown

Adding a calendar

Use the Gutenberg block or shortcode:

Block Add the "Event Calendar" block from the Events Manager category.

Shortcode

[emwc_calendar]

Calendar options

Option	Block Setting	Shortcode Attribute
Initial View	View dropdown	`view="month"` or `view="list"`
Category	Category dropdown	`category="workshops"`
Show Today Button	Toggle	`show_today="yes"`

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Event lists

Display events in grid or list layouts.

Grid layout

Cards arranged in columns. Good for visual browsing.

List layout

Vertical list with more details per event. Good for detailed schedules.

Adding event lists

Block Add the "Events List" block.

Shortcode

[emwc_events limit="12" columns="3" layout="grid"]

List options

Option	Values	Default
limit	1-24	12
columns	1-4	3
layout	grid, list	grid
category	slug	all
featured	yes, no	no
show_image	yes, no	yes
show_date	yes, no	yes
show_venue	yes, no	yes
show_excerpt	yes, no	yes

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Upcoming events

Compact list for sidebars showing next events.

Adding upcoming events

Widget Add the "EMWC Upcoming Events" widget to a sidebar.

Block Add the "Upcoming Events" block.

Shortcode

[emwc_upcoming limit="5"]

Options

Option	Values	Default
limit	1-10	5
category	slug	all
show_image	yes, no	no
show_date	yes, no	yes
show_venue	yes, no	yes

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Event card

Embed a single event reference in posts or pages.

Adding event card

Block Add the "Event Card" block and select an event.

Options

Option	Description
Event	Select which event to display
Show Image	Toggle thumbnail
Show Date	Toggle date display
Show Venue	Toggle venue name

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Event countdown

Show a live countdown timer to an event.

Adding countdown

Block Add the "Event Countdown" block and select an event.

Options

Option	Values
Event	Select from dropdown
Show Title	Toggle event name
Show Days	Toggle days counter
Show Hours	Toggle hours counter
Show Minutes	Toggle minutes counter
Show Seconds	Toggle seconds counter
Completed Text	Message after event starts

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Widgets

Upcoming events widget

Shows upcoming events in widget areas.

Settings:

Title
Number of events
Category filter

Mini calendar widget

Compact calendar for sidebars.

Settings:

Title
Category filter

Gutenberg blocks

All display options are available as Gutenberg blocks:

Block	Description
Event Calendar	Interactive month/list calendar
Events List	Grid or list of events
Upcoming Events	Compact event list
Event Card	Single event embed
Event Countdown	Timer to event

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Find blocks in the Events Manager category when adding blocks.

Block features

Live preview in editor
Settings in sidebar panel
Responsive by default
No build step required

Add to calendar

Let visitors add events to their personal calendars.

Enabling

In Events > Settings > Display, enable Show Add to Calendar buttons.

Calendar options

Visitors can add to:

Google Calendar
Outlook.com
Yahoo Calendar
Apple Calendar (.ics download)

Buttons appear on single event pages below the event details.

Category filtering

All display methods support category filtering:

Calendar can filter by category
Event lists can show specific categories
Widgets can limit to a category

Create categories at Events > Event Categories.

Styling

CSS classes

Main classes for custom styling:

.emwc-calendar {
}
.emwc-events-list {
}
.emwc-event-card {
}
.emwc-upcoming-events {
}
.emwc-countdown {
}

Theme compatibility

The plugin uses neutral styling that works with most themes. Override styles in your theme's CSS for custom designs.

Custom templates

Override any template by copying from plugins/event-tickets-for-woocommerce/templates/ to your-theme/event-tickets-for-woocommerce/.

Recurring Events

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