{"id":7413,"date":"2022-07-16T10:04:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T10:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webnus.site\/dox\/?p=7413"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:34:35","slug":"general-calendar-view-skin-settings","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/general-calendar-view-skin-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"General Calendar View Skin Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"p0\"><span id=\"19-20\">General Calendar View Skin<\/span>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<span id=\"2\">MEC<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"25-26\">has<\/span> one unique layout that can be <span id=\"27-28\">set<\/span>&nbsp;through&nbsp;the <span id=\"21-22\">Modern Events Calendar setting<\/span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span id=\"23-24\">adjustment<\/span>&nbsp;of shortcodes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Calendar_View_Skin_Shortcode\"><\/span>General Calendar 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 the <strong>M.E. Calendar &gt; Shortcodes.<\/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\/10\/mec-shortcode-skins-general_calendar.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mec-shortcode-skins-general_calendar.jpg\" alt=\"General Calendar View Skin\" class=\"wp-image-9714\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mec-shortcode-skins-general_calendar.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mec-shortcode-skins-general_calendar-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mec-shortcode-skins-general_calendar-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mec-shortcode-skins-general_calendar-768x587.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Calendar_View_Layout\"><\/span><span id=\"p0\"><span id=\"19-20\">General Calendar View Layout<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the demo of List 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\/general-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Calendar View Skin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-calendar-shortcode-options\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Calendar_View_Shortcode_Options\"><\/span>General Calendar 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>General Calendar 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>Start of Current Month \/ Start of Last 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>Number of events in a cell to view &quot;more&quot;<\/strong><\/td><td>How many events a day cell shows before a &quot;more&quot; link appears.<\/td><td>Text<\/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>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><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-calendar-faq\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Calendar_View_FAQ\"><\/span>General Calendar 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_General_Calendar_View_to_a_page\"><\/span>How do I add the General Calendar 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>General Calendar 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=\"What_happens_when_a_day_has_many_events\"><\/span>What happens when a day has many events?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each day cell shows up to the number you set in <strong>Number of events in a cell to view &#8220;more&#8221;<\/strong>. The rest are behind a &#8220;more&#8221; link.<\/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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