Recurring events query

[Neill Watson]

A quick question on the recurring events aspect of Events Calendar Pro, hope you can help:
I run a website dedicated to historic motorsport and I’m going to be using your plugin much more in 2015.

I’d like to run recurring events as references to notable events in the past that come up as anniversaries each year.

For example, great motorsport events or anniversaries of the passing of racing legends. I figure that by creating notable dates like this to appear in the time line, it can serve as a reference guide alongside current events. A sort of ‘On This Day In….”

Would the Recurring Events aspect be able to accommodate that?
Additionally, what are the impacts on SEO and potential penalties for duplicate content? Does each recurring instance create a new page of content?
Many thanks,

Neill Watson

[Brian]

Hello Neill,

Thanks for interest in the Events Calendar Pro.

I can help you out with your Recurring Events questions.

I’d like to run recurring events as references to notable events in the past that come up as anniversaries each year.

Yes we do support events that recur on a yearly schedule. So I think that should work for you.

I’d recommend looking at these two pages and watch the videos to show exactly what the Recurring Events supports to make sure it will fit with that you are trying to do.

https://theeventscalendar.com/pro-2-0-a-detailed-look-at-custom-recurrence/

https://theeventscalendar.com/support/documentation/events-calendar-pro-new-user-primer/#recur

Additionally, what are the impacts on SEO and potential penalties for duplicate content? Does each recurring instance create a new page of content?

Yes recurring Events creates a new event for each instance. The url’s are different for the event, but I could not tell you the impact for SEO as I am not sure how Google would read your site since there are so many ways you could set it up different then I might. I found this ticket that provides some more information on SEO and Recurring Events:

Recurring events causing content duplication – bad for SEO?

Does that answer your questions.

[Neill Watson]

Thanks, Brian,
That discussion on SEO seems to solve the potential issue.
Should be no problem.
Neill W

[Brian]

Great, glad it helps, I am going to go ahead and close this ticket, but if you need any other on something else please post a new ticket.

Thanks!

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