Looking for events slider that works with "Importer Bundle"

[Diane B]

I am considering switching to The events calendar for my site, but need a slider at the top for FEATURED events ONLY. Also, I want to know which feed types will import images also, if any and how well the duplicate remover works.

Please be honest. If something doesn’t work well, it’s not a deal-breaker. I just need to know what to emphasize and how to plan my time to compensate for “issues.”

Also, do you have a trial program for your products, where I can make sure they are working and get a refund if I have to go back to my previous klugey solution?

Lastly, can you provide any sites that are using a slideshow with your calendar so I can see.

Thanks so much for your help,

Diane

[George]

Hi Diane,

Thanks for reaching out. I will answer your questions a bit out-of-order, but hopefully thoroughly! 😀

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Also, do you have a trial program for your products, where I can make sure they are working and get a refund if I have to go back to my previous klugey solution?

Lastly, can you provide any sites that are using a slideshow with your calendar so I can see.

☝️ For both of these questions, I would recommend that you check out this page on our site ? https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/do-you-have-a-demo-examples-i-can-see-or-trial-licenses/

That will address both questions you pose; when it comes to specific sites that have event slideshows, the only “demo” sites or showcase sites we have are the ones available in that article I linked to above. There isn’t a specific one that has a slider. 🙁

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I am considering switching to The events calendar for my site, but need a slider at the top for FEATURED events ONLY.

None of our plugins provide any such feature, unfortunately. I also do not know of a specific slider plugin or theme out there that does. This may therefore require custom development, or searching for specific themes that have this feature.

Also, I want to know which feed types will import images also, if any and how well the duplicate remover works.

Facebook Events have event images that can be imported—upon import into WordPress with our importer Event Aggregator, these images get added as the event’s “Featured Image” just like it is originally on Facebook. Eventbrite events behave similarly.

Other formats like the generic ICS file format (used for iCal, for example) do not have this support featured images at this time.

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Please let me know if there are any other issues or questions I can try to help with!

— George

[Diane B]

George,

Thank you for your response to my questions. This is very helpful.

One question that I do not see the answer to is how thorough the duplicate remover feature is. Can you elaborate on that?

Along the answer you gave me about importing images, can I choose to have images import or NOT IMPORT by feed? E.g. Facebook events have no image, even though the feed would do so (Meaning I have control over which feeds include images)

I have found a few event sliders that claim to work with TEC. I will follow up with them about the Featured event idea.

I look forward to you next response and thank you again for your time and knowledge,

Diane

[George]

Hey Diane,

Thanks for your followup.

can I choose to have images import or NOT IMPORT by feed?

☝️ At this time, no, this is not possible with our plugins. It may be technically possible by way of some extensive custom coding, but not “out-of-the-box” with our plugins.

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One question that I do not see the answer to is how thorough the duplicate remover feature is. Can you elaborate on that?

To be clear, are you referring to a feature of Event Aggregator? If not, then can you be specific about what plugin’s “Duplicate remover” you are referring to and also include a link to the page on our site where you say this “Duplicate remover” mentioned? I just want to make sure I am addressing your question accurately, as there have been several iterations on the idea of a “duplicate remover” over the years in a number of our products.

Thank you!
George

[Diane]

George,

I chose to try the Importer Bundle. I like the Pro version and the Event Aggregator, but not the Filter Bar. I would like to return the filter bar for the discounted amount and purchase a Community Events license. I do not want to lose my Events Pro or Aggregator licenses to do this. Can you suggest the most efficient way?
Thank you, Diane

[George]

Hi Diane,

Thanks for your follow-up here.

When it comes to bundles, it sounds like what you’re saying is if you can essentially build your own custom bundle: so that, basically, you can get Events Calendar Pro, Event Aggregator, and Community Events for a bundled price instead of the Importer Bundle’s default package which includes Events Calendar Pro, Event Aggregator, and Filter Bar.

This is unfortunately not possible at this time — the only bundle rates available are the ones explicitly listed on http://theeventscalendar.com/bundles.

However, I’d be happy to work with you here. This is the “Pre sales” forum, so I cannot post private replies, which is necessary for this issue.

Please send me an email at support at theeventscalendar dot com with a link back to this forum thread in your email, for reference!

We can continue the discussion from there and I will help you arrive at the most affordable path forward based on your needs.

I will close this issue to facilitate your emailing me—don’t forget to including a link back to this forum thread for reference! 😀

— George

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