Custom Fields Settings

A Custom Field in Modern Events Calendar lets you add customized fields to your events. There are several different types of Custom Fields that you can use like Text, Email, URL, Date, etc.

Modern Events Calendar Custom Fields Options

In order to create your custom fields, you need to navigate to MEC Settings > Single Event > Custom Fields.

Here you can create and manage a variety of custom fields. Click on the desired field and set a label for it.Enable “Display Event Fields in Single Event Pages” option and your custom fields will be displayed on the single event page (frontend).And now you can see the fields you have created on the event page settings. Fill them out with your desired data then update the event.

Here’s how your custom fields will look like once you add them to an event.

Enable Custom Fields in FES

Navigate to MEC Settings > Frontend Event Submission and enable Event Data Fields under Frontend Event Submission Sections.

Now, you can see your custom fields on the frontend event submission form.

Note: Make sure to fill in the required custom field when you update an event or create a new event if you have created a custom field with the required option enabled. Otherwise, you may not see the error message and you may not be able to edit/add the event. Also, make sure the field value is valid.