Changing the Event Description to NOT required

[sean]

By default, the Event Title and Event Description are required when submitting an event via the Community Events add-on. I’m aware of the potential to ADD required fields (via the tutorial at https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/required-fields-for-events-submission-form/). However, is it possible to REMOVE a field that the plugin requires by default, such as post_content? Or would doing so cause issues? Thanks.

PS – Any ETA for version 3.10?

[George]

Hi Sean,

We’re hoping to get 3.10 out the door in a matter of weeks, though at this time I do not have a specific launch date to share.

As for making the Event Description field optional, you can definitely do this! Try adding the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

add_filter( 'tribe_events_community_required_fields', 'tribe_962804_make_community_desc_optional' );

function tribe_962804_make_community_desc_optional( $required_fields ) {
	
	foreach ( $required_fields as $key => $field_name ) {
		if ( 'post_content' == $field_name ) {
			unset( $required_fields[ $key ] );
		}
	}

	return $required_fields;
}

Let us know if that helps!

— George

[sean]

Great, thank you!

[George]

Glad it helped! Be sure to make backups of your site and database as you play around with custom code like this – and just in general, too, I guess 🙂

Best of luck with your site!

George

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