Question 1

Installation

Accepted Answer

Here you will learn how to install Modern Events Calendar. For the Installation of Modern Event Calendar, you need to log into your webnus.net account, and from there you can upload the MEC plugin in two ways.

How to Install Modern Events Calendar Lite?

In order to install MEC Lite, you need to visit MEC Lite official page at Webnus and hit the “Register & Download” button (the blue one in the middle of the page).

After that, you will be asked for your personal information. Fill out the required fields (First and Last Name and Email) and hit the green “Subscribe & Download” button.

After downloading the archive file, you can follow the next steps of this instruction:

Via FTP

Unzip the *“modern-events-calendar-lite_xxx.zip”

Question 2

Troubleshooting No Register Button Issue

Accepted Answer

Troubleshooting the No Register Button Issue in the MEC plugin can be done by going to the WordPress dashboard and changing the button setting. This plugin has extensive capacity for customization of bookings. You may do this in the edit event section.

If you are experiencing the lack of a register button on your event page, please follow the checklist below.

Troubleshooting No Register Button Issue

Check the Dates

1- Please ensure that your event has a future date, as events cannot be expired.

Check the Tickets

2- Go to the booking section and check the tickets. You should have a ticket to show the register button.

Enable MEC Sidebar Widgets

3- Make sure that you have added the MEC Single Sidebar Item on the Appearance > Widgets page.

4- Please head over to MEC Settings > Single Event > Sidebar and ensure you have the Register Button checked.

Check the payment gateways

5- Finally, check the Payment Gateway and make sure you have set a payment gateway in MEC Settings > Booking > Payment Gateway.

Question 3

Appearance Settings

Accepted Answer

Users can customize the main part of the modern event calendar according to their theme color branding by accessing the Appearance Settings in MEC.

You have the option to modify more than just the base color in the shortcode settings. You can also customize the title color, title hover color, and description color. Additionally, you can specify a particular font for headings and paragraphs or utilize the fonts from your theme. If you prefer, you can deactivate Google Fonts. Moreover, you have the ability to enable dark mode and adjust the container size.

Appearance Settings

To access the appearance settings, please navigate to MEC Settings > Appearance.

Color Skin

In this section, you can change the base colors of the modern event calendar skins.

1- Predefined Color Skin

Users have the option to select from the recommended colors to use on their calendars.

2- Custom Color Skin

To select your preferred color, simply use this color picker tool.

Note: If you want to select a predefined color skin, you must clear the color of this item

3- Dark Mode

You can turn the MEC-related parts of your website to dark mode by using this option.

Advanced Color Options (shortcodes)

4- Titl

Question 4

How to Add Event In MEC Plugin?

Accepted Answer

To add an event using the Modern Events Calendar plugin, navigate to the WordPress dashboard and select M.E. Calendar > Add Event from the menu.

MEC events function as WordPress Custom Post Types, which means they require a Title like all other WordPress posts. Additionally, you have the ability to include Descriptions, Excerpts, Tags, Categories, and Featured images, which are features commonly found in WordPress posts and may already be familiar to you.

Apart from these, you can also include additional details regarding MEC events, which will be discussed in the remainder of this article. The process of creating an event through MEC has been thoroughly explained below:

Event Details

Date and Time

First, let’s focus on the date and time. It’s crucial to determine when your event is taking place. In this section, simply indicate the start and end date and time of your event. If your event lasts all day and doesn’t have a specific start and end time, don’t forget to select the All-day Event option.

In the Advanced section, there are additional options available. You can choose to hide the event time or end time on the Single event page by selecting the Hide Event Time or **Hide E

Question 5

Event Seat Addon

Accepted Answer

The MEC Event Seat addon is a great tool for booking event seats. If you want to give your guests the option of picking their spot in the venue, this addon is made for you. Whether you’re hosting a seminar, play, or concert with multiple rows or circular tables, this addon allows users to select their preferred spot in the venue. Not only that, you can also create a customized venue plan and choose from a variety of ready-made layouts to make the process even easier. Give your guests a seamless booking experience with the MEC Event Seat Addon.

Event Seat Addon Preparation

Installation

In the first step, please make sure to activate MEC Pro and the Event Seat Addon.

Activating Booking System

Now that the Seat addon has been activated, please check if the MEC Booking system is activated on your website by referring to the article below:

Using Event Seat Addon

Now, please go to your WordPress Dashboard > M.E. Calendar > Settings > Seat and check to enable the seat module, then save the settings and reload the page for Seat settings to become available.

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Question 6

Auto Update

Accepted Answer

After activating the Modern Events Calendar Pro license, you can proceed with the following instruction to enable auto update.

Modern Event Calendar Auto Update

First, please head over to the plugins page of your WordPress dashboard and find the Modern Events Calendar from your plugins list. Then, simply click on the “Update Now” button next to the plugin name.

If you didn’t manage to update MEC through the plugins page, you should go to WordPress Admin Dashboard > Updates, and if there are any updates, you can hit the update button to get the latest version of the plugin installed automatically on your website.

Note: If you didn’t get an update notification, click Check Again.

After 15 to 20 seconds, you will get the latest version of MEC.

Auto Update troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues during the update process, please follow this link for more information.

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