Recurring Events ID

[Melanie Tighe]

Hi there,

I would like to display recurring events on my home page. I noticed that the event has different ID in the URL and in the backend of the website. Is there a way I can display the name of the event and not with the singe dates? Do you have one ID for just the event and not separate IDs for all dates?

Please advise how would be the best way to promote my recurring events on my front page?

[Jennifer]

Hi Melanie,

Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately there is not currently a way to single out recurring events like that out of the box, but you could do this with a customization. We are not currently able to do customizations, but I will be happy to give you some tips to get you started!

I think what you want is the ID for the first instance in the series, which is actually the “parent” of the other events. This post has a good explanation of how recurring events work regarding IDs, and I would recommend taking a look at this article on using the tribe_get_events function, which you could use to pull a custom list of events.

Our themer’s guide and list of functions should also be helpful. If you’d like to have the code done for you, we also have a list of recommended developers.

I’m sorry I don’t have a more straightforward solution for you, but I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any questions or get stuck with the code!

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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