{"id":1962825,"date":"2024-09-12T10:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1962825"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:56:10","slug":"customize-event-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/customize-event-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizing the Event Admin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Events Calendar adds various touches to the WordPress admin \u2014 menus, editor defaults, notices, and list views. You may want to adjust those touches to better fit how you work. This article collects admin-side customizations for The Events Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiding Admin UI Elements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The two customizations in this section are defined as constants in your WordPress installation’s wp-config.php<\/code><\/a> file, which is located at the root of your WordPress installation. Place each define()<\/code> line above the line that reads \/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. *\/<\/code>, alongside any other define<\/code> statements already in the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remove Events from the WordPress Admin Bar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Events Calendar adds a dropdown to the WordPress admin bar, giving you a quick way to manage events, settings, and your calendar from any page once logged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’d rather keep the admin bar uncluttered, this constant removes the dropdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/** Removes Events from WP Admin Bar *\/\ndefine( 'TRIBE_DISABLE_TOOLBAR_ITEMS', true );<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Remove Upsell Notices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After installing The Events Calendar, you may notice messages in your WordPress admin encouraging you to purchase add-ons or install Event Tickets. These are intended to help you get more out of the plugin, but we understand they can feel like they’re getting in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These notices appear in several places:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Settings page<\/strong> \u2014 a banner visible when you visit Events \u2192 Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Admin Dashboard<\/strong> \u2014 a banner that appears at the top of the WordPress admin dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Event editing screen (Classic Editor)<\/strong> \u2014 an “Additional Functionality” section near the bottom of the event editor, below the Event Cost section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Event editing screen (Block Editor)<\/strong> \u2014 a “Turbocharge your events” section in the event date picker dropdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Event Tickets one-click install notice<\/strong> \u2014 visible to users who have The Events Calendar but not Event Tickets installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    The upsell banner at the top of the Events Settings page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \"The
    The upsell banner at the top of the WordPress admin dashboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \"The
    The “Turbocharge your events” upsell in the Block Editor date dropdown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \"The
    The Event Tickets one-click install notice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    One line of code removes all of the above messages at once:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    define( 'TRIBE_HIDE_UPSELL', true );<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Customizing Admin Behavior<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    The three customizations below are PHP snippets that hook into The Events Calendar’s filters and actions. Add them to your child theme’s functions.php<\/code> file or use the Code Snippets plugin. If code snippets are new to you, start with Using Code Snippets to Customize The Events Calendar<\/a> for a walkthrough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Add an Event Status Column to the Events List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    On the Events \u2192 All Events<\/strong> screen, the Event Status (Scheduled, Canceled, Postponed, etc.) is not displayed by default. This snippet adds an “Event Status” column to that list and makes it sortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    if ( class_exists( 'Tribe__Events__Main' ) ) {\n    add_filter( 'manage_tribe_events_posts_columns', 'custom_tec_statuses_columns' );\n    function custom_tec_statuses_columns( $columns ) {\n       $columns['tribe-events-status'] = __( 'Event Status' );\n\n       return $columns;\n    }\n\n    add_action( 'manage_tribe_events_posts_custom_column', 'custom_tec_statuses_column', 10, 2 );\n    function custom_tec_statuses_column( $column, $post_id ) {\n       if ( 'tribe-events-status' === $column ) {\n          $event_status         = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_tribe_events_status', true ) ?: 'Scheduled';\n          $cleaned_event_status = ucwords( str_replace( '-', ' ', $event_status ) );\n          echo $cleaned_event_status;\n       }\n    }\n\n    add_filter( 'manage_edit-tribe_events_sortable_columns', 'custom_ce_events_sortable_columns' );\n    function custom_ce_events_sortable_columns( $columns ) {\n       $columns['tribe-events-status'] = 'tribe-events-status';\n\n       return $columns;\n    }\n\n    \/\/ Add the join clause\n    function tribe_events_custom_join( $join ) {\n       global $wpdb;\n\n       if ( is_admin() && is_main_query() ) {\n          $join .= \" LEFT JOIN {$wpdb->postmeta} AS tribe_events_status ON {$wpdb->posts}.ID = tribe_events_status.post_id AND tribe_events_status.meta_key = '_tribe_events_status'\";\n       }\n\n       return $join;\n    }\n\n    add_filter( 'posts_join', 'tribe_events_custom_join' );\n\n    \/\/ Adjust the orderby clause in SQL\n    function tribe_events_custom_orderby( $orderby, $query ) {\n       global $wpdb;\n       \/\/ Bail, if not admin.\n       if ( ! is_admin() ) {\n          return $orderby;\n       }\n       \/\/ Bail, if not main query.\n       if ( ! $query->is_main_query() ) {\n          return $orderby;\n       }\n       \/\/ Bail, if it's not for events.\n       if ( $query->get( 'post_type' ) !== 'tribe_events' ) {\n          return $orderby;\n       }\n\n       $orderby_value = $query->get( 'orderby' );\n       if ( 'tribe-events-status' == $orderby_value ) {\n          $orderby = \"tribe_events_status.meta_value \" . $query->get( 'order' );\n       }\n\n       return $orderby;\n    }\n\n    add_filter( 'posts_orderby', 'tribe_events_custom_orderby', 20, 2 );\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Before adding the snippet, the list view shows no status column:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    After adding the snippet, an Event Status column appears:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Customize Default Event Times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    When you create a new event, the default start time is 8:00 am<\/strong> and the default end time is 5:00 pm<\/strong>. You can override these in the editor each time, but if most of your events happen at different hours, it’s easier to change the defaults globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    This snippet sets a new default of 9:00 am for the start time and 4:00 pm for the end time. Adjust the times on the return<\/code> lines to fit your own needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    add_filter( 'tribe_events_meta_box_timepicker_default', 'my_custom_timepicker_defaults', 10, 3 );\n\nfunction my_custom_timepicker_defaults( $default, $type, $date ) {\n    if ( $type == 'start' ) {\n       return \"09:00:00\";\n    }\n\n    if ( $type == 'end' ) {\n       return \"16:00:00\";\n    }\n\n    return $default;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n