{"id":4294,"date":"2026-10-21T08:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eventful-elementor.local\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=4294"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:09:55","password":"","slug":"event-meta-date-formats","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/event-meta-date-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"4. Event Meta and Date Formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"efe-doc-summary wp-block-paragraph\">Choose which event details show on each card, and how the date is written.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose the details<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list efe-doc-steps\"><li>Open <strong>Content &gt; Content Fields<\/strong> and turn on <strong>Event Meta Fields<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In <strong>Event Meta Data<\/strong>, add the details you want, in the order you want: <strong>Event Time<\/strong>, <strong>Venue<\/strong>, <strong>Organizer<\/strong>, <strong>Price<\/strong>, <strong>Taxonomy<\/strong> (category or tag) and <strong>Series Archive<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Each detail has its own options behind the pencil icon next to its name, including its icon.<\/li><li>Optional: type a character in <strong>Separator Between<\/strong>, for example <code>|<\/code> or <code>\u00b7<\/code>, to show it between the details.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table efe-doc-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Detail<\/th><th>Options<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Venue<\/td><td>Which parts to show: Address, City, Country, State, Postal Code, Phone; Show Map Link.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taxonomy<\/td><td>Event categories or tags.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Event Time<\/td><td>Date Type: start, end, or start and end; Date Format (below).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Series Archive<\/td><td>Series Title, for recurring events from Events Calendar Pro.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set the date format<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list efe-doc-steps\"><li>Open the <strong>Event Time<\/strong> options (pencil icon).<\/li><li>Under <strong>Date Type<\/strong>, choose whether to show the start, the end, or both.<\/li><li>In <strong>Date Format<\/strong>, pick one of the 12 ready formats, for example <em>Jan 01 2024<\/em> or <em>12:50 AM<\/em>.<\/li><li>Or set <strong>Date Format<\/strong> to <strong>Custom<\/strong> and type a PHP date format in <strong>Custom Date Format<\/strong>, for example <code>l, F j<\/code> for &#8220;Monday, October 19&#8221;. 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