{"id":279,"date":"2018-05-23T04:44:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T04:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webnus.site\/dox\/?p=279"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:34:30","slug":"grid-view-skin-settings","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/grid-view-skin-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Grid View Skin Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<span id=\"p29\"><span id=\"53-54\">Grid View Skin<\/span>&nbsp;in Modern Events Calendar <span id=\"57-58\">has<\/span>&nbsp;seven different formats.&nbsp;Each&nbsp;<span id=\"55-56\">one<\/span>&nbsp;can be&nbsp;<span id=\"34-59-60\">used<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"61-62\">following<\/span> your current event plans and the general layout of the&nbsp;website theme.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grid_View_Shortcode\"><\/span>Grid View Shortcode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use shortcodes 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view.png\" alt=\"MEC shortcode editor with Grid View skin styles and an arrow pointing to the shortcode\" class=\"wp-image-10072\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view.png 2880w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view-1536x779.png 1536w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grid-view-2048x1038.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grid_View_Skin_Layouts\"><\/span>Grid View Skin Layouts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the demos of Grid 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\/grid-view-classic-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Classic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/grid-view-clean-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Clean<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/grid-view-minimal-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Minimal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/grid-view-modern-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Modern<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/grid-view-simple-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Simple<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/grid-view-colorful-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Colorful<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mec.webnus.net\/grid-view-novel-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grid View \u2013 Novel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"grid-shortcode-options\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grid_View_Shortcode_Options\"><\/span>Grid 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>Grid 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>Style<\/strong><\/td><td>Layout style of this view.<\/td><td>Classic \/ Clean \/ Minimal \/ Modern \/ Simple \/ Colorful \/ Novel<\/td><\/tr><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>Count in row<\/strong><\/td><td>Number of events per row.<\/td><td>1 \/ 2 \/ 3 \/ 4 \/ 6 \/ 12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Limit<\/strong><\/td><td>Maximum number of events loaded at once.<\/td><td>Number<\/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>Include Events Times<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows the start and end time of each event.<\/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>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>Show Map on top<\/strong><\/td><td>Displays a map of the listed events above the view.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Geolocation<\/strong><\/td><td>Centers the map on the visitor&#39;s location.<\/td><td>On \/ Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Disable Geolocation Force Focus<\/strong><\/td><td>Stops the map from forcing focus to the visitor&#39;s location.<\/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=\"grid-faq\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grid_View_FAQ\"><\/span>Grid 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_Grid_View_to_a_page\"><\/span>How do I add the Grid 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>Grid 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_Grid_View_show_past_events\"><\/span>Can the Grid 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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