{"id":4266,"date":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eventful-elementor.local\/docs\/quick-start-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","password":"","slug":"quick-start-guide","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/quick-start-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"8. Quick Start Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"efe-doc-summary wp-block-paragraph\">Add your first events section to an Elementor page in five steps.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need at least one published, upcoming event in The Events Calendar. If you have none yet, add one under <strong>Events &gt; Add New<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list efe-doc-steps\"><li>Open a page with Elementor: in <strong>Pages<\/strong>, hover over a page and click <strong>Edit with Elementor<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In the Elementor panel, type <strong>Eventful<\/strong> in the search box. Drag <strong>Eventful Grid<\/strong> onto the page. Your upcoming events appear straight away.\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full efe-shot efe-doc-shot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4.webp\" alt=\"Eventful Pro for Elementor quick start: searching the Elementor panel for the Eventful widgets\" width=\"820\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-image-4262\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4.webp 1640w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-widgets-panel-tight@2x-4-1536x805.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Eventful widgets in the Elementor panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li><li>Choose which events to show. On the <strong>Content<\/strong> tab, open <strong>Filter Events<\/strong>: pick Latest or Featured, the type of event and the limit.\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full efe-shot efe-doc-shot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2.webp\" alt=\"Eventful Grid Filter Events settings on the Content tab in Elementor\" width=\"820\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-image-4263\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2.webp 1640w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-content-tab-tight@2x-2-1536x805.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Content tab &gt; Filter Events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li><li>Set the layout. Open <strong>Display Options<\/strong> and choose the number of columns. Use Elementor&#8217;s device icons to set a different number for tablet and mobile.\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full efe-shot efe-doc-shot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1.webp\" alt=\"Eventful Grid Display Options in Elementor: columns per device and gaps\" width=\"820\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-image-4264\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1.webp 1640w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-grid-display-options-tight@2x-1-1536x805.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Content tab &gt; Display Options.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li><li>Style it. Open the <strong>Style<\/strong> tab to change colours, fonts, borders and spacing. Then click <strong>Publish<\/strong> (or <strong>Update<\/strong>).\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full efe-shot efe-doc-shot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2.webp\" alt=\"Eventful Grid Style tab in Elementor with colour and spacing controls\" width=\"820\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-image-4265\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2.webp 1640w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/editor-style-tab-tight@2x-2-1536x805.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Style tab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to go next<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Try another layout: each one is a separate widget. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/events-carousel\/\">carousel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/events-timeline\/\">timeline<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/events-table\/\">table<\/a> demos.<\/li><li>Let visitors filter the list: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/ajax-event-filter\/\">AJAX filter demo<\/a>.<\/li><li>Start from a ready-made design: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/event-templates\/\">pre-made templates demo<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading efe-doc-related-title\">Related articles<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list efe-doc-related\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/add-an-eventful-widget\/\">Add an Eventful Widget to a Page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/filter-events\/\">Filter Events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/style-tab\/\">Style Tab Overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"efe-doc-demo wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/events-grid\/\">See the Eventful Grid demo \u2192<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eventful Pro for Elementor quick start: add an events grid to an Elementor page in five steps, choose the events, set the columns and style it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[27],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4266","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-getting-started"],"year_month":"2026-10","word_count":213,"total_views":"4","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"ThemeAtelier","author_nicename":"foysal","author_url":"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/author\/foysal\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"1. 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