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

[Alf Haakon Lund]

Hi All,

I had a similar wish for my website, where I wanted the first upcoming  
event to be displayed not only in the calendar, but as a front page  
posting. The solution for me was following the Doctor's advice, adding  
an extra loop in my index.php making a query for the event category,  
displaying one post. You can see it in action on  
http://aas-stasjon.no/ (Norwegian only, sorry).

However I suspect you might be happier using the patch posted in  
http://penguin.firetree.net/pipermail/eventcalendar/2006-November/001089.html

The patch will keep events separate as long as they're only assigned  
to the event category. If it's assigned to multiple categories, it  
will display on your normal blog section as well.

Good luck!

Alf



Den 28-08-2007 skrev 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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