{"id":1071753,"date":"2016-02-11T14:56:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T22:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/creating-a-custom-link-in-the-admin-view\/"},"modified":"2016-02-26T08:35:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:35:06","slug":"creating-a-custom-link-in-the-admin-view","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/creating-a-custom-link-in-the-admin-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Custom Link in the Admin View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to edit the \/admin-view\/events-meta-box.php file to include a new custom URL field?<\/p>\n<p>For example, if I wanted to add an &#8220;additional info&#8221; field to every new event that linked to some FAQ, could this be done and themed?  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