[EventCalendar] Option to Show Selected Events as Normal Blog Entries Too?

[Joe Subs]

Thanks Dr.

I'm gonna uncheck the "keep events separate" option for a while, let  
all the events be posted as normal posts on the front page until I  
figure it out.

thanks again,

JK

On Aug 27, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Dr. Peter Troxler wrote:

> what I typically end up doing is not checking the "keep events  
> separate" and then configuring the loop (or each loop, depending on  
> theme) so it does or does not display using the in_category() tag  
> (http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/in_category)
>
> /pt
>
> On 27-aug-2007, at 7:51, Joe Subs wrote:
>
>> hello all,
>>
>> I'm using WP 2.0.11 (basically due to my hosting stubbornly  
>> sticking to old PHP!) and EC 3.1.0
>>
>> My blog is a webzine on the Southeast Asian punk/indie music and  
>> culture, and I use EC to have a special calendar for events and gigs.
>>
>> go here to check it:
>>
>> http://ricecooker.kerbau.com
>>
>> As you can see, everything works very well and I'm very thankful  
>> for the plugin. It is an amazing lifesaver!
>>
>> Anyway, I do have a wish though, and I wonder if anyone can help  
>> me with this predicament I'm facing.
>>
>>
>> WISH:
>>
>> I want an option (maybe a button) to select a few "events" posts  
>> and highlight them as normal blog entries (but yet still appear as  
>> "events").
>>
>> PROBLEM:
>>
>> Currently I select the "Show events as blog entries: KEEP EVENTS  
>> SEPARATE" (on the Options > EventCalendar page and that serves it  
>> well, keeping the "events" listed on the side bar and on a special  
>> page WITHOUT appearing as normal entries or posts on the front  
>> page. Very cool indeed.
>>
>> BUT, there are a few events which I would like to highlight on the  
>> front page as normal posts, as they merit more visibility or  
>> highlighting. i want these special events to stand out from the  
>> others which are immediately confined to the sidebar listing.
>>
>> How can I achieve that?
>>
>> I wish there's a special "button" on the "Write Post" page to make  
>> the post appear both as a normal post and also as an "event" post.
>>
>> I've tried tagging the posts with two categories, as "events" and  
>> "news" but it still would be hidden and confined to "events"
>>
>>
>> anyone has a suggestion?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> JK
>>
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