Modify Event Search Menu

[Antonio]

Hello,

I would like to know if I can modify the wording of the Search Menu. We implemented it in Spanish but the translation had some mistakes.

I would also like to know if I can change what’s searchable. For example, implementing a drop down menu so that the user can know various options that they can search for.

Thank you,
Flavia

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Reporting the same issue as: https://theeventscalendar.com/support/forums/topic/event-search-dropdown-menu/

[Sky]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. I will try to help with your questions.

The best way to change the translations would be to create a custom translation file. You can read more about this here: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/how-to-override-plugin-language-files/

Another option would be to create a custom template, and hardcode the wording you want to display. The issue with this is that it wouldn’t be able to be translated to other languages. You can learn about working with custom events templates by visiting this page: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/themers-guide/

You may be able to add functionality to the search bar with some customization, but this would probably be quite involved. You might check out our Filterbar Plugin which allows you to sort the events using all kind of different metrics. Please note that this only works with the main Events Calendar, and not with calendars inserted into pages with a shortcode.

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you have any additional questions about this.

Thanks,
Sky

[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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