"Calendar" is missing from menu; recurring events do not appear

[Leanne]

I installed Events Calendar Pro yesterday and have been hours struggling with it. I’ve looked at YouTube videos and believe there should be a “Calendar” button below the “Comments” button in the left menu. So I am unable to create an “Events” page. I entered a recurring/multiple event using Event Series, it only appears in the original month (February) but isn’t recurring into the next month (March).

[Geoff B.]

Good afternoon Leanne and welcome to the Events Calendar Support forum!

Thank you for reaching out to us.

We are sorry to hear about the struggles you have faced while trying to implement our calendar on your site. I would love to help you with this topic.

The “Calendar” link actually does not appear automatically in the menu.
You will need to add it.

You can do that using the “Custom link” option found under Appearance > Menu in wp-admin.

In your specific case, the URL will read http://papercrew.ca/events/

I am unable to create an “Events” page. I entered a recurring/multiple event using Event Series, it only appears in the original month (February) but isn’t recurring into the next month (March).

That is very odd indeed. Could you please send me a screenshot of your settings under Events -> Settings -> General ?

Hang in there!

Best regards,

Geoff B.

 

[Leanne]

Thanks for your speed response, Geoff. By “Calendar link” I wasn’t refering to the page url on which it currently resides, I was speaking of the admin menu link “calendar” that appears in this youtube video at 1:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmdAkRuIzw&t=21s

I have attached 3 screen shots of my Events settings. Thanks! Leanne

[Leanne]

Geoff, I just realized that I sent you a YouTube link to a tutorial on a competitor!! My bad. 🙁 So sorry about that. But I am still looking for that functionality — to “add the calendar” to a page. Am I to assume that you only have the option of having one calendar per site?

[Leanne]

For example, I would like to create an Events page but have an intro blurb about the events I offer and then insert the calendar (as a module since I’m working with Divi 3.0 theme?).

[Geoff B.]

Good evening Leanne,

Thank you for your answer.

In regards to the Youtube video, you are 100% correct. This video is actually not meant for our products, but rather for another plugin that we are not affiliated with.

The good news is that if you need assistance we have several really easy to follow step-by-step tutorials.

I would recommend starting with: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/new-user-primer-the-events-calendar-and-events-calendar-pro/

But I am still looking for that functionality — to “add the calendar” to a page. Am I to assume that you only have the option of having one calendar per site?

You can add the full calendar or one of its widget form to any page:

• https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/embedding-calendar-views-tribe_events-shortcode/
• https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/pro-widget-shortcodes/

Yes. You can have only 1 calendar, but you can “cheat:

• https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/can-you-have-multiple-calendars/

I entered a recurring/multiple event using Event Series, it only appears in the original month (February) but isn’t recurring into the next month (March).

Based on your screenshot, I believe this is because your event is repeating every 12 months the way it is currently setup.

The correct rule should read “Every 1 month”. You can get more info on that here: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/pro-recurring-events/

I would like to create an Events page but have an intro blurb about the events I offer and then insert the calendar

Another way to achieve this would be to use the “Advanced Template” option from the Events Calendar Pro: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/adding-content-community-events-pages/

Let me know if that helps.

Have a great day!

Geoff B.

[Leanne]

Thanks so much Geoff, that did the trick! I have another question sort of related so I will ask it here instead of starting a new thread. Can you “duplicate” an event (not create a repeating event) as a starting point for a new event. Many of mine are very similar. With thanks, Leanne

[Geoff B.]

Good evening Leanne,

I am super stoked to hear that worked for you.
Kudos!

To replicate an event, you can use any custom post type duplicator plugin, including this one: https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-tec-event/

 

Cheers,
Geoff B.

[Support Droid]

Hey there! This thread has been pretty quiet for the last three weeks, so we’re going to go ahead and close it to avoid confusion with other topics. If you’re still looking for help with this, please do open a new thread, reference this one and we’d be more than happy to continue the conversation over there.

Thanks so much!
The Events Calendar Support Team

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