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"

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

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

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

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

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

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/.