Custom label for recurring events

[Peter]

Hi.

Would like to add a Program as an event. Eg. “Swim laps at Olympic Pool”

These will be recurring events happening over the summer. However, there are two levels of classes, Intermediate Level 1 and Intermediate Level 2.

For the event “Swim laps at Olympic Pool” is it possible to add a “custom label” for recurrences of the event. For example, on the description of the times it would show like this:

Intermediate Level 1: Occurs every Wednesday 3pm-4pm until September 22, 2018

Intermediate Level 2: Occurs every Wednesdays, 4pm-5pm until September 22, 2018

where “Intermediate Level 2” would be the “custom label”.

Thank you.

[Jennifer]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for checking out our plugins!

Recurring events will be the same event repeated as many times as you’d like according to the recurrence rules you set up on the event. Each event will have the exact same information.

For this case, it sounds like you would actually want to set up two separate recurring events, one for each level. That way you would see two separate labels on the calendar, and you could add different details for each event in the event description if needed.

I would recommend taking a look at this article for some more details on the options you have when setting up a recurring event. Or, feel free to test it out for yourself! We offer full refunds within 30 days of purchase if you’re not satisfied with the products.

If you have any other questions, please let me know!

Thanks,

Jennifer

[Peter]

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for your reply. I read the article prior to writing to you and it did not offer the solution we are after. If there was a way to put a label prior to each recurring event series that would be nice. I am wondering if it can be achieved with custom labels.

Thanks,
Peter

[Jennifer]

Hi Peter,

I’m not exactly sure what you mean by adding custom labels before the event series. Each series of recurring events can have its own title and other information, separate from other series. However, each event within one series will have the exact same information, unless you break individual events from the series. In this case, you can change the information on those events, but they will no longer be attached to or updated with the other events in the series they came from.

In the example you mentioned, I think the best option would be to create two separate recurring event series, one for “Intermediate Level I” and one for “Intermediate Level II”. Within one series, there would not be a way to have custom labels on individual events in the series.

Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks,

Jennifer

[Peter]

Hi Jennifer, thank you again for your reply.

So what we need for the event “Swim laps at Olympic Pool”, is to show on the “same” event page:

“Intermediate Level 1: Every Wednesday 3pm-4pm until September 22, 2018”
“Intermediate Level 2: Every Wednesdays, 4pm-5pm until September 22, 2018”

As far as I understand event calendar pro would show

“Wednesday 3pm-4pm until September 22, 2018”
“Wednesdays, 4pm-5pm until September 22, 2018”

without the “Intermediate Level X” text in front of the event series dates.

If their is a way to achieve this that would be great.

Best.
Peter

[Jennifer]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for clarifying. If you did two separate series and gave them a common category, you could use the shortcodes that come with Pro to display them on the same page as you mentioned (since they would be separate series, the titles would each have the correct level displayed), using [tribe_events view=”list” category=”your-category”].

If they are all in one series, then each occurrence will have the exact same title. It would require a customization to change this.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks,

Jennifer

[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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