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James Weissman
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January 5, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Hi!
OK…first, this is not Jim…this is his wife Mary Ellyn. 🙂 I’m the one who builds the web pages for this site.
So, I run a dance studio. I am trying to set up registration pages that will not be complicated for students who tend to be, lets say “laid back” (aka lazy) and don’t read things so I have to make the registration page view very plain.
We run a 6-week course with two classes multiple times per week at two different locations. Then we open registration for another 6 weeks but with the exact same courses, and so on.
1. Size of standard registration page/table.
My problem is that the page view is too long. When I use the standard format it looks like this which I feel is too long for customers to scroll through and find the day/time they want to take:
http://empowermentthroughexoticdance.com/wp/testing-registration/beginnerintermediate-standard/
Can this table be edited (maybe using CSS which I’m not familiar with!) so that there is less empty space and each line is smaller and more compact?
2. If I use the custom table it looks like this (please choose “Chicago Heights Beginner/intermediate group class” to compare the same class:
http://empowermentthroughexoticdance.com/wp/testing-registration/beginnerintermediate-custom-table/
I like the compact look of the custom table and thought that was my solution but after implementing it I have two problems with it:
a. Is it possible to remove the drop down list and just have a custom table for each class I run at each location? Even if I have to create different pages for them? (This can be done with categories in the standard format but apparently not in the custom table format?)
b. (which may be related to the first concern)
When I add on the next set of classes beginning in another 6 weeks…this table now becomes too long resulting in the same problem I have with the standard table. Especially if I want to set up a year’s worth of classes at one time!
Is there any way to customize either view?
Wordpress 3.8
Theme Weaver II
EE 3.1.36.1 – Pro version standard add-ons with that version
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Tony
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January 6, 2014 at 2:00 am
Hi Mary Ellyn,
1) The sites theme is adding extra padding to paragraph tags:
Within the sites style.css file line 5/6
p, #content p {
margin-bottom: 1.5em;
}
Removing this reduces the space some but may still be rather long.
2) Whilst it is possible to edit the code to display only single categories ultimately using the table view with your setup will result in long lists of events.
Another way may be to use the Events Calendar on each of the pages. Using the categories you already have in place, you could use the shortcode:
[ESPRESSO_CALENDAR event_category_id=”your_category_identifier”]
Within the pages to display only the events within that category on the calendar.
However the calendar does not include ‘Add to cart’ buttons by default so these would need to be included within the event description to displayed within the tooltips.
We have a guide to including the cart button in the description here:
https://eventespresso.com/wiki/multiple-events-registration-use-add-to-cart-link-instead-of-default-registration-form/
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James Weissman
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January 7, 2014 at 10:55 am
Hi Tony
Thanks for the feedback. I have considered the calendar and already set it up…I just preferred the table view and had hoped it could be customized better.
Thank you for your help!
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Dean
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January 8, 2014 at 6:01 am
It could be customised, most things can be, but it would basically end up being something new.
You could try one of our recommended developers to create something custom that fits your needs – https://eventespresso.com/developers/event-espresso-pros/
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James Weissman
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January 8, 2014 at 10:28 am
Thanks Dean! I may use that but most likely I’ll just make due with the system as it is. Is there a way to make suggestions for changes in new updates to EE?
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Dean
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January 9, 2014 at 1:21 am
Hi James/Mary,
We don’t have a front end form for suggestions, but feel free to comment here and myself or another member of the support team can add the ideas to our internal feature request list.
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James Weissman
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January 9, 2014 at 7:13 am
Thanks Dean…I would like to make one request/suggestion:
This would be to allow the custom table to be viewed by category WITHOUT the drop down list as you can do with the standard view format.
Thanks!
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Dean
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January 9, 2014 at 10:05 am
Hi,
OK, well that is possible to do, if you don’t mind adding a little CSS.
The [EVENT_CUSTOM_VIEW] shortcode can use any paramter from the [EVENT_LIST] shortcode, so you can use it like this
[EVENT_CUSTOM_VIEW category_identifier=”xxx-1380794300″]
Then to hide the filter, add the following CSS to your themes style.css file or to a plugin such as My Custom CSS:
.category-filter { display: none; }
Other Event List parameters: https://eventespresso.com/wiki/shortcodes-template-variables/#event-list
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