Display Events in a SIDEBAR CALENDAR

Add the following code to your sidebar.php:

<li>
  <?php ec3_get_calendar(); ?>
</li>

If you are using an older template, then you should check that your HTML header contains the following tag: <?php wp_head(); ?>

Caution: The Event Calendar must be unique. If you try to show more than one calendar on a page, then only the first will be displayed.

Display Events on a FULL PAGE

Your events are all in the same Wordpress category, so you can see them all on the normal 'Event Category' page. By default you will also see events on your front page just like normal posts, once their date arrives.

If you want to use the category page for listings then go to the 'Event Calendar Options' page and set Show events as blog entries: to Keep Events Separate. This keeps event posts off the front page, and converts the category page into a more useful form.

Display Events in a SIDEBAR LIST

<li><?php _e('Events'); ?>
  <?php ec3_get_events(5); ?>
</li>

The function takes several parameters:

• limit.

  The maximum number of future events to list.
• template_event (OPTIONAL) DEFAULT=<a href="%LINK%">%TITLE% (%TIME%)</a>.

  A template for the formating of each event. The following placeholders are available:
  • %TITLE% - the title of the event.
  • %LINK% - the URL of the event post.
  • %TIME% - the time of the event.
  • %AUTHOR% - the post's author.
• template_day (OPTIONAL) DEFAULT=%DATE%:.

  A template for the formatting of a header for each day. If you don't want this header, then

  set this to an empty string. The following placeholders are available:
  • %DATE% - The date of the post.
  • %SINCE% - Time until the event (Only available when Dunstan's 'Time Since' plugin is active).
• date_format (OPTIONAL).

  A PHP date format string used to calculate the value of %DATE%.

  If this option is not provided, then Wordpress' normal date format is used.

Here's an example that uses all of the parameters:

<li><?php
  _e('Events');
  ec3_get_events(3,'%DATE%: <a href="%LINK%">%TITLE%</a>','','j F');
?> </li>

Subscribe to the vCalendar

Set Options:

General:

• Event category:

  Set the category you use for upcoming events.
• Show events as blog entries:

  Set this to 'Keep Events Separate' in order to use the Event Category page

  to show future events, in date order. Events do not appear on front page.

Calendar Display:

• Number of months:

  How many monthly calendars should be drawn by the ec2_get_calendar()

  function. This is useful for looking forward to upcoming events.
• Show all categories in calendar:

  Choose whether the calendars should show all posts, or just events.
• Show day names as:

  Day names in calendar can be abbreviated down to 3 letters ('Mon',

  'Tue', etc.) or just one letter ('M', 'T', etc.).
• Show Event Calendar logo:

  Normally, a little 'EC' logo is shown on the calendar.
• Position of navigation links:

  The navigation links are more usable when they are above the calendar, but

  you might prefer them below it for aesthetic reasons.
• Popup event lists:

  When you hover the mouse over a calendar day, a popup usually appears

  listing the events (and other posts) on that day. Some 'Nicetitles' scripts

  are not written to work well with others, so you might want to use this

  option to disable the Event Calendar popups if you have trouble.

The first day of the week is set on Wordpress' 'General Options' screen.

How to make an Event Post

An event post is a normal blog post that is assigned to the 'Event' category.