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Alex Stott
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August 5, 2013 at 9:39 am
I’ve had a good look through the forums for a way to add a featured image and description to the Upcoming Events widget, but haven’t had any success. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
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Josh
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August 5, 2013 at 11:00 am
Hi Alex,
That would involve some custom development and the file in question would be the /templates/widget.php file.
Instead of refactoring the upcoming events widget to add features that are already available in the [EVENT_LIST] shortcode, you can add support for shortcodes in widgets in your theme’s functions.php file and place the [EVENT_LIST] shortcode in a widget.
Here’s an excellent reference that details how to use shortcodes places in other than the regular page content:
http://stephanieleary.com/2010/02/using-shortcodes-everywhere/
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Alex Stott
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August 6, 2013 at 3:30 am
That’s great thanks for the pointer, but as far as I can see, the [EVENT_LIST] shortcode doesn’t provide parameters for description or thumbnail. Is there a way to add them?
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Dean
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August 6, 2013 at 3:40 am
Hi Alex,
Featured images and descriptions are not controlled in the shortcode, but instead via the Template Settings page in the Event Espresso menu area of the dashboard.
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Alex Stott
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August 7, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Just to report back and say that this worked brilliantly, thanks for the excellent support!
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