When defining status messages for an Event in the Modern Events Calendar Plugin, some specific options are available:
Event Tags
The following Tags can be inserted into your status messages, and will display Event-specific data:
| Name | Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Event Start Date | {mec_event_start_date} | Displays the Event’s Start Date |
| Event Start Time | {mec_event_start_time} | Displays the Event’s Start Time |
| Event End Date | {mec_event_end_date} | Displays the Event’s End Date |
| Event End Time | {mec_event_end_time} | Displays the Event’s End Time |
| Event Cost | {mec_event_cost} | Displays the Event’s Cost |
| Event Venue Name | {mec_event_venue_name} | |
| Event Venue Address | {mec_event_venue_address} | Displays the Event Venue’s full Address |
| Event Venue Website URL | {mec_event_venue_website_url} | |
| Event Organizer Name | {mec_event_organizer_name} | Displays the Event Organizer’s Name |
| Event Organizer Phone | {mec_event_organizer_phone} | Displays the Event Organizer’s Phone Number |
| Event Organizer Email | {mec_event_organizer_email} | Displays the Event Organizer’s Email Address |
| Event Organizer Website URL | {mec_event_organizer_website_url} | Displays the Event Organizer’s Website URL |
Scheduling Options
Modern Events Calendar: Relative to Event Start Date
Allows you to schedule the status for a given offset in days, hours and minutes relative to Modern Event Calendar Event’s Start Date.
For example, to send a status update to social media profiles 12 hours before an Event’s Start Date:
- Days: 0
- Hours: 12
- Minutes: 0
- Before / After: Before Event Date
Modern Events Calendar: Relative to Event End Date
Allows you to schedule the status for a given offset in days, hours and minutes relative to Modern Event Calendar Event’s End Date.
For example, to send a status update to social media profiles 2 days before an Event’s End Date:
- Days: 2
- Hours: 0
- Minutes: 0
- Before / After: Before End Date
Specific Date and Time
This option is only available when defining status messages at Post level. Refer to the Documentation on how to do this.
Schedules the status update in your queue for the given date and time.