Events Category Accordion Template Add-on

The Events Category Accordion Template add-on presents your events in an accordion list style template. Clicking on an event category will then expand to show events from that event category.

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Installation


This add-on requires Event Espresso 3.1.33 or newer. It cannot be used with old versions of Event Espresso 3.
This Custom Template add-on must be installed and activated.

This add-on is a plugin for WordPress and can be installed through your WP dashboard (WP-admin).

Download the latest version of the Events Category Accordion Template add-on for Event Espresso 3 from your Event Espresso account.

Then login to your  WordPress dashboard (WP-admin) and go to Plugins. Next, click on Add New –> Upload and browse to the plugin on your computer. Then select the zip file and begin the upload process. Wait for the plugin to upload and then click on Activate.

Setup and Configuration

You will not see any new WordPress administration menus for the add-on.

Usage

The Events Category Accordion Template add-on can be used by adding a shortcode to a WordPress page or post.

The Custom Template add-on must be installed and activated before you can use this template add-on. View documentation for the Custom Template add-on


This add-on is not compatible with the Multiple Event Registration add-on.

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  • Show the template with all of your events
    [EVENT_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion]
  • Show the template with all events and order by start date
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion order_by=start_date]
  • Show the template with all events and sort by ascending order (descending order is also available)
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion sort=ASC order_by=start_date]
  • Show the template with a specific number (e.g. 15 events) of events
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion limit=15]
  • Show events on the template and include expired events
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion show_expired=true]
  • Show events on the template and include secondary (waitlist) events
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion show_secondary=true]
  • Show events on the template and include deleted events
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion show_deleted=true]
  • Show events on the template and include expired events
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion show_expired=true]
  • Show events from a specific category on the template
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion category_identifier=your-event-category-identifier]
  • Show events from a specific category on the calendar and include expired events
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion category_identifier=your-event-category-identifier show_expired=true]
  • Show events from a specific month
    [EVENTS_CUSTOM_VIEW template_name=category-accordion month=nameofmonth]

Standard Shortcode Parameters

The following parameters are available for this add-on. You can see examples of these parameters in use in the section above.

order_by=false (order events by start date instead of title; enable by setting to start_date)
sort=ASC (set the sort order such as ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending); must be used with order_by parameter)
limit=false (set a numeric limit on the number of events to show (e.g. 15))
show_expired=false (set to true to include expired events)
show_secondary=false (set to true to include waitlist events)
show_recurrence=false (set to true to include recurring events)
show_expired=false (set to true to include expired events)
recurrence_only=false (set to true to show only recurring events)
max_day=false (show events over a period of time starting from today; uses event start date)
event_category_id=false (retrieve events from a certain category, using the event category which is a numeric value such as 123)
category_identifier=false (retrieve events from a certain category, using the event category which is a alphanumeric value such as featured-events-12345)
user_id=false (show events from a specific WordPress user; uses the numeric ID of a WP user)

Events Category Accordion Shortcode Parameters

The following parameters are specific for this template add-on and are only available for this template add-on.

exclude=’false’ (specify events to exclude using the event IDs which is a numeric value (e.g. 123 or 456,789)

Troubleshooting

The plugin will not install. Can you help?
Are you running the latest version of Event Espresso 3?

My template will not display. I see a shortcode on my page.
Is the Custom Template add-on installed and activated?

Customizations

Our support team cannot write custom coding for you. Below are some examples on customizing this add-on.
  • None at this time. Check back soon!

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