Overview

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Create an event

  1. In the WordPress admin, go to Events → Add New.
  2. Add a title (venue + bill names work well for concerts). Click the title on the event page and type: it's the event's title, the same one shown at the top of the editor.
  3. The editor shows the event page as visitors will see it. Select Edit on the date (hover it to see the button) and set Starts (required). Add Ends when the event spans multiple days or hours matter for filtering. The sidebar's Event panel has the same Edit buttons. (With a Dirigible theme older than 5.31.216, these fields are in the sidebar's Event Information panel.)
  4. Select Edit on the venue to fill City and State, or link a Location when Dirigible Locations is active. A linked location shows on the event page once it's published.
  5. Put door time, lineup, or ticket notes in the Excerpt. Listing blocks show it on each card.
  6. Build the single-event page inside the Single Event block (photos, embeds, supporting copy).
  7. Assign Event Categories if you filter listings by category.
  8. Publish.

For every field, see Post Types → Events. For recurring series or WooCommerce tickets, see the other Usage guides below.

Add events to a page

There's no built-in events archive page. To show an event calendar or upcoming-events list, add a block to any page:

  1. Edit the page in the block editor.
  2. Insert Events for a card or list of upcoming events, Events Calendar for a calendar layout, or Event Countdown for a single countdown.
  3. Configure the block sidebar (how many to show, category filters, layout).
  4. Publish the page.

Each event links to its own URL (default /events/{post-name}/, configurable under Events → Settings).

Category pages: each Event Category has its own page listing that category's upcoming events, then its past events, newest first. Past events show 12 at a time, with Older events and Newer events links to page through the rest.

Related guides

  • Recurring events — weekly classes, monthly meetups, and concert residencies
  • Ticketing — sell tickets through WooCommerce when site ticketing is enabled
  • Post Types → Events — full field reference for Event Information and Event Meta

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