Modifying the Event Calendar HTML
The event calendar, as with most other part of Events Manager, can be modified using template files. By adding a specific file to your theme folder which overrides the default calendar format, you can...
View ArticleCaching thumbnails generated by TimThumb
UPDATE: As of Events Manager 5.5.4 we’ve stopped using TimThumb since the script is not being maintained anymore. We wrote a post about it, describing the reasons for stopping using TimThumb and the...
View ArticleSetting up W3 Total Cache for Events Manager
W3 Total Cache is currently one of the most popular caching plugins for WordPress. If set up correctly, it can significantly reduce the time it takes to load your website pages as well as the load on...
View ArticleUsing Theme Templates for Event and Location Pages
Since Events Manager 5.3.7, you can now choose to display your event and location pages using templates provided by your theme. This is useful when you’d like to make use of various layouts your theme...
View ArticleUsing Additional Custom Taxonomies
Events Manager automatically makes any taxonomy associated with events or locations searchable/filterable using our shortcodes and PHP listing functions. Update : Since version 5.8 we have base classes...
View ArticleIntegrating with MultiSite Global Tables Mode
We’re continuing our series of tutorials for our custom add-on called “Styles” by taking a few more steps to make sure it is fully integrated with the MultiSite Global Tables mode in Events Manager. We...
View ArticleEvents Manager 5.9.2 and Pro 2.6.1 Released
This is a maintenance release that mainly fixes some timezone issues revolving around PHP 5.2 and also manual offsets. Events Manager 5.9.2 Changelog fixed some instances where PHP 5.2 outputs...
View ArticlePro 2.6.2 Release fixes authorize.net errors
We’ve pushed out an urgent update today for the Pro plugin, which specifically updates an SSL certificate within our plugin that is causing issues with booking events and paying with Authorize.net....
View ArticlePro 2.6.2.1 fixes (more) authorize.net errors
We have made some additional fixes to 2.6.2 which was released a few hours ago, due to further unannounced changes by authorize.net to their platform which is causing online payments to fail when using...
View ArticleUpcoming GDPR Compliance Laws
We’d like to make an announcement regarding the upcoming GDPR deadlines and how we’re preparing for it. Update May 22nd 2018: We expect to release an update today tomorrow, and whilst we’re cutting it...
View ArticleEvents Manager GDPR Releases (5.9.3 & Pro 2.6.3)
We have just released Events Manager 5.9.3 and Pro 2.6.3. The main aim of these releases is to integrate with the new privacy tools included in last weeks’ WordPress 4.9.6 release. As we announced a...
View ArticleEvents Manager 5.9.4 & Pro 2.6.3.1
Today’s release is a maintenance release following up last month’s release, which contained various privacy-related features for the European GDPR laws that came into force. Both updates fix a few...
View ArticleGoogle Maps API Pricing Changes (and how it probably affects you)
Events Manager 5.9.5 and Events Manager Pro 2.6.4 were released to address the new Maps API price changes by Google. This blog post get into the what and why: Let’s start by saying that we’re fans of...
View ArticleEvents Manager 5.9.5 and Pro 2.6.4 Released
This latest release mainly addresses the recent price changes from Google, which is something we’ve been working on over the past few weeks since their announcement and we have also issued a separate...
View ArticleWordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg Compatibility
WordPress 5.0 is an important update and is going to be released today, as announced by Matt Mullenweg on Tuesday. We would like to clarify our position on the new update along with the Gutenberg...
View ArticleEvents Manager Pro 2.6.4.2 – Authorize.net Centered Update
We’ve pushed out an update today which aside from some minor bug fixes, mainly addresses an upcoming deadline for Authorize.net users, as announced here on their site. In a nutshell, Authorize.net will...
View ArticleCreating Custom Permalinks in WordPress
This tutorial forms (the final) part of our series of tutorials for creating an custom add-on for Events Manager called “Styles”, where we will be able to select from a list of styles during event...
View ArticleOverriding Event Page Content With Filters
When users access the events page, Events Manager decides what to show based on the rest of the URL. So, for example, mysite.com/eventspage/locations/ or mysite.com?p=x&locations_page=1 would...
View ArticleTrigger a Plugin Update or Activation
There have been some occasions in the past where for some reason or another when updating the plugin, the right functions were not fired which are sometimes to update parts of Events Manager such as...
View ArticleModifying Event Location Google Maps
“How do I modify the centering of the maps?” “How can I do x to the maps?” These are very common (and valid) questions! Currently, integration with Google Maps is fairly limited and is something we...
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