Hello,
Thanks for reaching out!
There is not currently a shortcode for the community submission form, although we do have a feature request for this – I would recommend casting your vote there, which will allow you to stay up-to-date on progress for that request and helps us gauge user interest in new features.
For now, there are a couple of things that you can try…
If this custom template is your theme’s page template, then you can try changing the “Events template” setting under Events > Settings > Display to “Default Page Template”. This will use your theme’s page template instead of the default one from the plugin.
Alternatively, you can customize the submission form template by following these instructions. The template for this form can be found at wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar-community-events/src/views/community/edit-event.php. We are limited in the amount of support that we can provide for customizations, but if you get stuck or have any questions, please let me know – I’ll be happy to point you in the right direction!
Thanks,
Jennifer