Create Your First Event
You can create events from the WordPress admin or from the frontend member dashboard. Both paths use the same block-based editor and save to the same data store.
What You Will Learn
- How to create an event from the admin
- How to create an event from the frontend
- What each field on the event form does
- How to publish, save as draft, or submit for review
Creating an Event from the Admin
- Go to Eventonomy → Events in the WordPress admin.
- Click Add Event.
- Fill in the event details (see fields below).
- Click Publish (or Save Draft to save without publishing).
The admin editor opens the same block-based event-editor experience used on the frontend, embedded inside the Eventonomy admin shell.
Creating an Event from the Frontend
- Navigate to your site's My Events page (default:
/my-events/). - Click Create event in the left-hand nav.
- Fill in the event details.
- Click Submit (or Save draft).
If Approval mode is on in Settings, your event goes into a pending review queue. The admin approves it before it goes live.
Event Fields
Required
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The event name. Shown on cards, the single-event page, calendar cells, and ICS exports. |
| Start date & time | When the event begins. Sets the anchor occurrence for recurring events. |
Common optional fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| End date & time | When the event ends. Defaults to Start + the default duration set in Display settings. |
| Timezone | The event's local timezone. Defaults to the site timezone unless you pick one. |
| All day | Toggle for events with no specific time (the frontend hides the time). |
| Description | Full HTML body rendered on the single-event page. |
| Cover image | Featured image displayed on event cards and the single-event hero. |
| Category | Native WordPress taxonomy terms for filtering. |
| Tags | Additional taxonomy terms. |
| Venue | Search and pick an existing venue or type a new one. Name and address are stored; city is indexed for search. |
| Organizer | Search and pick an existing organizer or type a new one. |
| Virtual | Toggle for online events. Hides the map on the single-event page. |
| Status | Draft, Pending review, or Published. |
| Visibility | Public or Private. Private events are only visible to logged-in users with the right capability. |
| Featured | Marks the event as featured in lists. Requires evnm_manage_events capability. |
| Capacity | Maximum number of attendees. Leave blank for unlimited. |
| RSVP enabled | Toggle whether attendees can RSVP to this specific event. |
| Recurrence | Make the event repeat (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). See Recurring Events. |
| Tickets | Add ticket types (free, donation, or paid). See Tickets & Checkout. |
Publishing vs. Draft vs. Pending
| Status | When to use |
|---|---|
| Draft | Work in progress. Only you and admins can see it. |
| Pending review | Submitted for moderation. Visible to admins only until approved. |
| Published | Live on the site. Visible to everyone (or to logged-in users if visibility is Private). |
Note: If your site has Approval mode on (Settings → Submission), events you submit as a non-admin are automatically forced to Pending review - even if you select Published. An admin must approve them before they go live.
What's Next?
Place blocks on your pages to display events to visitors.