{"id":1958275,"date":"2023-11-10T17:53:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1958275"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:01:10","slug":"create-sponsors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/create-sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Sponsors in Event Schedule Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Obviously, not all events have or need sponsors. But if your events or sessions have sponsors, you will love this feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-sponsors\">Creating Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsors can be created in the Classic and Block editor. The essential fields for creating a Sponsor are as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name of Sponsor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsor&#8217;s Description<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsor&#8217;s Website URL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can select a Sponsor Level or Add a Sponsor level. Note that Sponsors will not display using the [<a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/shortcodes-custom-fields-and-setting-options\/\">tec_sponsors<\/a>] shortcode unless they are assigned a Sponsor Level. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Featured Image is typically used to add a Sponsor&#8217;s Logo, but it can be anything you want. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-27-16-Edit-Sponsor-StellarWP-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1.png\" alt=\"This image outlines the essential fields for creating a sponsor\" class=\"wp-image-1958564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-27-16-Edit-Sponsor-StellarWP-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1.png 1672w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-27-16-Edit-Sponsor-StellarWP-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-27-16-Edit-Sponsor-StellarWP-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-27-16-Edit-Sponsor-StellarWP-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-27-16-Edit-Sponsor-StellarWP-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-1536x827.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Creating Sponsors within the Block Editor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sponsor levels are a taxonomy for more complex events where several sponsors need to be presented in order of importance\/contribution via a <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/shortcodes-custom-fields-and-setting-options\/\">shortcode<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can create Sponsorship Levels while creating Sponsors <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You Create using the <em>Sponsors <\/em>taxonomy option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is an image that highlights the essential fields when creating sponsor levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sponsor Level Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can choose a Parent Sponsor Levels Category <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A description of the sponsor level. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The height of the logo measured in Pixels. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-18-44-02-Sponsor-Levels-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-1024x479.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1958566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-18-44-02-Sponsor-Levels-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-18-44-02-Sponsor-Levels-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-18-44-02-Sponsor-Levels-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-18-44-02-Sponsor-Levels-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-1536x719.png 1536w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-18-44-02-Sponsor-Levels-\u2039-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-\u2014-WordPress-1-2048x958.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Event Schedule Manager Settings page, there is an option to configure what happens when a visitor clicks on a Sponsor&#8217;s URL. There are two settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Redirect to Sponsor Page &#8211; This redirects a visitor to that Sponsor&#8217;s Page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redirect to Sponsor Site &#8211; This redirects visitors to that Sponsor&#8217;s Site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Below that setting is an opportunity to configure which order the sponsor levels appear in. To change the order, click on a sponsor level and drag up or down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2116\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM.png\" alt=\"These settings control what happens when a sponsor URL is clicked on by a visitor\" class=\"wp-image-1958568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM.png 2116w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM-1024x316.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM-1536x473.png 1536w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-09-at-6.54.29-PM-2048x631.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2116px) 100vw, 2116px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-displaying-sponsors-in-context\">Displaying Sponsors in Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you created all the Sponsors you need for your schedule, it\u2019s time to display them on a page or post using the <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/shortcodes-custom-fields-and-setting-options\/\">[tec_sponsors] shortcode<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of what a Sponsors page looks like with a sponsor in the Top-Tier level on the front-end is seen below. Once a page is published with the <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/shortcodes-custom-fields-and-setting-options\/\">[tec_sponsors] shortcode<\/a>, browse to <strong>Appearance &gt; Menus<\/strong> and assign the Sponsors page to a navigation menu. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1686\" height=\"1128\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-30-07-Sponsors-\u2013-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection.png\" alt=\"An example of what a Sponsors page looks like on the front-end\" class=\"wp-image-1958473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-30-07-Sponsors-\u2013-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection.png 1686w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-30-07-Sponsors-\u2013-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-30-07-Sponsors-\u2013-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-30-07-Sponsors-\u2013-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-11-30-07-Sponsors-\u2013-The-Events-Calendar-Complete-Collection-1536x1028.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1686px) 100vw, 1686px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An example of what a Sponsors page looks like on the front-end<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-articles\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/create-sessions\/\">Creating Sessions in Event Schedule Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/create-speakers\/\">Creating Speakers in Event Schedule Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/schedule-shortcodes\/\">Using Event Schedule Manager Shortcodes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obviously, not all events have or need sponsors. But if your events or sessions have sponsors, you will love this feature. Creating Sponsors Sponsors can be created in the Classic and Block editor. The essential fields for creating a Sponsor are as follows. Sponsor levels are a taxonomy for more complex events where several sponsors&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1955565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_swpsp_post_exclude":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[],"stellar-product-taxonomy":[205],"class_list":["post-1958275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","stellar-product-taxonomy-event-schedule-manager"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":347,"label":"How To"}],"stellar-product-taxonomy":[{"value":205,"label":"Event Schedule Manager"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2023\/02\/social-share-1024x538.png",1024,538,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jaime Marchwinski","author_link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/author\/jaimetri-be\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":347,"name":"How To","slug":"how-to","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":347,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":109,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":347,"category_count":109,"category_description":"","cat_name":"How To","category_nicename":"how-to","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958275"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1970176,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958275\/revisions\/1970176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958275"},{"taxonomy":"stellar-product-taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stellar-product-taxonomy?post=1958275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}