By default, The Events Calendar uses the slug /venue for all single Venue pages. For example, a single venue URL might look like yourdomain.com/venue/the-city-hall/. If you want to change this URL base to something else—like /location or /space—you can do so with a simple code snippet.

This is a great approach for customizing the permalinks on your site to better match your branding or terminology.

Using a Code Snippet

The following code uses the tribe_events_register_venue_type_args filter, which allows you to modify the arguments used when registering the Venues post type, including its rewrite slug.

add_filter( 'tribe_events_register_venue_type_args', function( $args ) {
    $args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'location'; // Change 'location' to your preferred slug
    return $args;
} );

How to Use the Code

  1. Add the snippet to your site’s functions.php file (recommended only if using a child theme) or use a code snippet plugin.
  2. Replace the word location on line 2 with your desired slug (e.g., space, place, or site).
  3. Crucially, flush your permalinks after adding or modifying the snippet. You must do this for the change to take effect:
    • Navigate to Settings → Permalinks in your WordPress dashboard.
    • Simply click the Save Changes button (you don’t need to change any settings).

After following these steps, your new Venue URLs will use the custom slug, for example: yourdomain.com/location/the-city-hall/.

Whenever you change a rewrite rule (like a slug), WordPress needs to regenerate its internal structure of URLs. If you skip the step of visiting the Settings → Permalinks page and clicking Save Changes, your venue pages may result in 404 errors. Always flush permalinks after changing a slug.

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