{"id":274,"date":"2018-05-23T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webnus.site\/dox\/?p=274"},"modified":"2026-10-18T11:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T11:56:50","slug":"masonry-view-skin-settings","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/masonry-view-skin-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Masonry View Skin Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<span id=\"p611\">Masonry View Skin,<\/span> in simple terms,&nbsp;is&nbsp;a smart grid view.&nbsp;This&nbsp;display&nbsp;takes advantage&nbsp;of the&nbsp;space&nbsp;inside the&nbsp;page&nbsp;since it&nbsp;requires&nbsp;no specific height or<span id=\"p612\">&nbsp;<span id=\"656-657\">width<\/span>.&nbsp;Additionally, you can&nbsp;<span id=\"673-674\">set<\/span>&nbsp;an&nbsp;<span id=\"658\">extract<\/span>&nbsp;of the required information about each&nbsp;<span id=\"615-659-660\">event<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"675\">aligned<\/span>&nbsp;with the&nbsp;<span id=\"661-662\">location<\/span>&nbsp;and date below the&nbsp;<span id=\"663-664\">picture<\/span>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<span id=\"616-665-666\">event<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;This skin is only available in&nbsp;the <strong>MEC Pro<\/strong>&nbsp;version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Masonry_View_Skin_Shortcode\"><\/span>Masonry View Skin Shortcode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/making-advanced-shortcodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"knowledgebase\" data-id=\"205\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shortcodes<\/a> in your internal pages to have this on your website. The shortcodes are located in&nbsp;<strong><strong>M.E. Calendar &gt;  Shortcodes<\/strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to convert Masonry to Grid, you can use the &#8220;Fit to row&#8221; and &#8220;Convert Masonry to Grid&#8221; options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2878\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry.png\" alt=\"Masonry View Skin\" class=\"wp-image-10119\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry.png 2878w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry-1536x669.png 1536w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/masonry-2048x892.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2878px) 100vw, 2878px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Masonry_View_Skin_Layout\"><\/span>Masonry View Skin Layout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the demo of Masonry View Skin in the Modern Events Calendar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/masonry-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masonry View<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"masonry-shortcode-options\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Masonry_View_Shortcode_Options\"><\/span>Masonry View Shortcode Options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the options you see in <strong>M.E. Calendar &gt; Shortcodes<\/strong> after choosing the <strong>Masonry View<\/strong> skin. MEC Pro and some addons can add more styles and options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Option<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Values<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Start Date<\/strong><\/td><td>The date the view starts showing events from.<\/td><td>Today \/ Tomorrow \/ Yesterday \/ Start of Last Month \/ Start of Current Month \/ Start of Next Month \/ On a certain date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Certain Start Date<\/strong><\/td><td>The exact start date, used when Start Date is set to &quot;On a certain date&quot;.<\/td><td>Date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>End Date<\/strong><\/td><td>Where the list stops. Leave it on &quot;On a certain date&quot; with an empty Maximum Date for no end limit.<\/td><td>On a certain date \/ Today \/ Tomorrow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Maximum Date<\/strong><\/td><td>Maximum Date: the last date to include when End Date is &quot;On a certain date&quot;.<\/td><td>Date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Limit<\/strong><\/td><td>Maximum number of events loaded at once.<\/td><td>Number<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Filter By<\/strong><\/td><td>Adds filter buttons above the masonry grid.<\/td><td>None \/ Category \/ Label \/ Location \/ Organizer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Include Local Time<\/strong><\/td><td>Also shows each event&#39;s time in the visitor&#39;s own time zone.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Display Normal Labels<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows event labels such as &quot;Featured&quot; or &quot;Canceled&quot;.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Display Reason for Cancellation<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows the cancellation reason on canceled events.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Display Categories<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows the categories of each event.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fit to Row<\/strong><\/td><td>Arranges items into rows instead of a free masonry flow.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Convert Masonry to Grid<\/strong><\/td><td>Converts the masonry layout into a regular grid. Your events need featured images.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Load More Button<\/strong><\/td><td>Adds a &quot;Load More&quot; button so visitors can load the next batch of events.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Descending Order<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows the newest events first.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Single Event Display Method<\/strong><\/td><td>How the event opens when clicked.<\/td><td>Current Window \/ New Window \/ Modal Popup \/ Disable Link<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Booking Button \/ Icon<\/strong><\/td><td>Adds a booking button or icon to each event.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Display Custom Fields<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows event custom fields.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Display Organizers<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows the organizer of each event.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date Formats<\/strong><\/td><td>Date formats used by the selected style, written with <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/php-date-formats\/\">PHP date characters<\/a>.<\/td><td>Text (e.g. j, M, Y)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"masonry-faq\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Masonry_View_FAQ\"><\/span>Masonry View FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_add_the_Masonry_View_to_a_page\"><\/span>How do I add the Masonry View to a page?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to <strong>M.E. Calendar &gt; Shortcodes<\/strong>, add a new shortcode, choose <strong>Masonry View<\/strong> as the skin, set the options above and publish it. Then copy the generated shortcode (for example <code>[MEC id=\"123\"]<\/code>) into any page, post or widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_show_only_some_events\"><\/span>How do I show only some events?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open the <strong>Filter Options<\/strong> of the same shortcode and limit events by category, location, organizer, label, tag or author. See <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/making-advanced-shortcodes\/\">Making Advanced Shortcodes<\/a> for every filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_the_Masonry_View_show_past_events\"><\/span>Can the Masonry View show past events?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. In <strong>Filter Options &gt; Expired Events<\/strong>, turn on <strong>Include Expired Events<\/strong> to show past and upcoming events, or <strong>Show Only Expired Events<\/strong> to show only past ones. They are listed from the Start Date you choose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use shortcodes in your internal pages to have this on your website. The shortcode is located in M.E.Calendar > Settings > Shortcodes. It generally resembles the skin. 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