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4. Event Meta and Date Formats

Choose which event details show on each card, and how the date is written.

Choose the details #

  1. Open Content > Content Fields and turn on Event Meta Fields.
  2. In Event Meta Data, add the details you want, in the order you want: Event Time, Venue, Organizer, Price, Taxonomy (category or tag) and Series Archive.
  3. Each detail has its own options behind the pencil icon next to its name, including its icon.
  4. Optional: type a character in Separator Between, for example | or ·, to show it between the details.
DetailOptions
VenueWhich parts to show: Address, City, Country, State, Postal Code, Phone; Show Map Link.
TaxonomyEvent categories or tags.
Event TimeDate Type: start, end, or start and end; Date Format (below).
Series ArchiveSeries Title, for recurring events from Events Calendar Pro.

Set the date format #

  1. Open the Event Time options (pencil icon).
  2. Under Date Type, choose whether to show the start, the end, or both.
  3. In Date Format, pick one of the 12 ready formats, for example Jan 01 2024 or 12:50 AM.
  4. Or set Date Format to Custom and type a PHP date format in Custom Date Format, for example l, F j for “Monday, October 19”. The link under the box opens WordPress’s guide to date formats.

See a custom date format in the styling demo →