Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!

Changelog

7.2.2.1

• Fixed blank admin pages for some server setups (possibly PHP version)

7.2.2

• Fixed PHP notice in booking actions
• Fixed critical PHP error in rare cases when booking table settings are saved incorrectly
• Fixed timezone picker displaying default timezone after saving a single non-recurring event in event editor
• Fixed fatal error when creating new repeating events due to missing default time range
• Fixed recurring events not saving properly due to new time range selectors not being editable
• Fixed redraw issue with showing a hidden recurrences meta box and marked recurrences meta box as required to display in screen options
• Fixed JS error in time range picker when changing regular event to recurring
• Forced recurrence meta box to appear in editor regardless of screen options
• Fixed PHP error in some PHP versions due to accessing $wp_filter as an array
• Fixed potential duplicate/multiple time range slots shown on new recurrence set creations
• Fixed timeslot queries in em_get_event() overwriting the global $EM_Event object with timeslot event version
• Fixed time range editor not allowing multiple time ranges when in a newly added recurrence set (before saving)
• Fixed time range timeslot events not being correctly saved in repeating and recurring events
• Fixed EM_Event::get_recurrence_days() not returning an array and causing fatal errors in some setups
• Fixed recurrences not allowing “last of” monthly patterns which refer to “first”
• Fixed recurring or repeating events not properly saving initial timerange sets
• Added set_status() methods to Timeranges, Timerange, and Timeslot objects
• Fixed recurrence sets not saving event status to timeslots
• Optimized has_timeslot() checks to avoid regenerating timeslot objects early before saving
• Fixed timeslots saving without timerange_id
• Fixed timeslots not getting deleted with an event
• Fixed duplication or saving issues when event is a draft resulting in unsaved timerange data
• Fixed duplicating single recurrences not working

7.2.1

• Fixed calendars not showing events due to timeslot update in 7.2

7.2

• MAJOR – Added multiple time range and dynamic timeslot support for single and recurring events
• Event IDs can now be comprised of format 123:123 where the :123 represents a timeslot ID
• EM_Event->event_id now supplies the full event UID, whereas EM_Event->get_event_id() supplies just the numeric event ID
• Fixed default option for em_get_option() not being used when defaulting to get_option()

7.1.7

• Fixed PHP _load_text_domain warning since 7.1
• Fixed PHP fatal error when viewing events page with certain settings combinations (e.g., title rewriting disabled or subsite events shown on the mainsite in MS global mode)
• Fixed location pages not working if the location slug contains the event slug (e.g., events and events/locations)

7.1.6

• Fixed admin menu navigation issues between EM admin pages where page=events-manager-* in the URL, due to new archetypes feature in 7.1

7.1.5

• Fixed missing event list items due to change in 7.1 event_type ‘event’ to ‘single’

7.1.4

• Fixed PHP warning for including a file intended for 7.2 update.

7.1.3

• Fixed new archetype data not being added to wp_postmeta for previously created events,
• Fixed edit booking links,
• Fixed view/edit booking page triggering AJAX instead of page reload,
• Fixed adding attendees whilst editing a booking showing attendee summary instead of the edit form (Pro inherited feature fix)

7.1.2

• Fixed issues with displaying newly created locations in listings due to eventless state since 7.1
• Fixed pagination issues for locations since 7.1
• Fixed formatting settings tab hiding formats settings text boxes in super advanced mode since 7.1

7.1.1

• Fixed events, locations and archetypes not using gutenberg when EM_GUTENBERG is set to true
• Fixed capability issues preventing repeating events from being edited
• Fixed JS validation preventing dashes being used in new custom archetypes

7.1

• MAJOR – Rewritten custom posts architecture to introduce Archetypes; create multiple event CPTs running off Events Manager infrastructure with individually customizable settings (formats, enabled/disabled features, etc.)
• Added functionality to rename labels and CPTs of main event CPT and locations
• Changed event_type single ‘event’ type to ‘single’ to avoid confusion with CPTs
• Added fix and warning for when location Google coordinates aren’t originally saved and location editor is reopened, prompting user to re-save with updated coordinates
• Fixed pagination errors when events list default scope is selected as ‘all’
• Added new event list scope default option, used as base scope for shortcodes, widgets, and functions outside the events page (found on settings page)

7.0.5

• Improved installation/upgrade logic to allow users to re-trigger dbem_version upgrades from 6 to 7 without duplicating recurrence set data.
• Fixed confusing redirect when converting individual repeated events to recurring events—now correctly redirects to the converted event.
• Added EM_Event->is_repated() and $include_repeated boolean param to EM_Event->is_recurring() to differentiate between repeated events and instances of recurring events.
• Fixed image display issues for recurring events on event lists.
• Fixed orphan removals for Multisite installations.
• Fixed date-based event queries failing due to new timezone-relative search features in EM 7.
• Added short circuit to prevent current events from showing as past events in the admin menu so that recurrences appear correctly.
• Fixed front-end editor showing recurrences instead of the main recurring event in the admin events list.
• Fixed fatal error when calling EM_Event->get_recurrence_description() on a recurrence.
• Fixed JS error occurring after a successful booking.
• Fixed and mitigated issues where broken event data in the wp_em_events table (e.g., null dates) prevented saving that event in the admin area.
• Fixed buggy behavior including false positive datepicker validations when saving a recurring event with primary recurrence set to an “On” frequency.
• Fixed minor PHP warning when RSVP is disabled in the admin settings page.
• Added location duplication feature.
• Added automatic disabling of event and location duplication via third-party plugins (Yoast Duplicate Post, Duplicate Pages, and Copy & Duplicate) to prevent data breakage.

7.0.4

• Fixed 3 security vulnerabilities reported by Muhammad Yudha and @mikemyers via WordFence. Update strongly advaised.
• Fixed pagination errors introduced in 7.0.3.
• Fixed potential collation issues with DB tables and added more meaningful errors when saving index tables so admins see clearer error messages.
• Tweaked installation and update process to schedule DB updates via wp_cron for WP-CLI and auto-updates, rather than relying on a dashboard page load.
• Fixed uninstall fatal error caused by the new recurrences table introduced in v7.

7.0.3

• Fixed code to prevent fatal error in some instances where users run a widget.
• Added additional CSS selector/detector to booking form JS dynamic loading to detect waitlist forms.
• Changed uploader to initialize on init so that multisite global options are applied.
• Moved EM_MS_Globals out of events-manager.php into its own class file.
• Fixed bug in multisite global tables mode showing faulty recurrence set records in the editor.
• Added recurring event recurrence description to events admin list.
• Changed default scope to ‘all’ for any post status other than ‘All’ or ‘Published’ in admin events list.
• Added event_type search attribute for EM_Events::get(), accepting comma-separated list or array of event types to include.
• Added post_id accepted boolean values (or 'true' / '0') to include or exclude events with a post ID (essentially, include/exclude recurrences).
• Fixed search form not working in shortcode using has_search due to view container ID mismatches.
• Fixed potential widget fatal errors.
• Added cache flushing when editing category colors or images to update cached pages throughout a site.
• Fixed EM_Event->save() invocation trying to create a post even if it’s an event recurrence.
• Fixed ability to add higher than event_status 1 and added em_get_post_status to allow custom post statuses in WP admin.
• Fixed end-of-month jumps when empty_months is set to false.
• Changed newly added empty_months shortcode prop to true, which mimics previous calendar behavior.
• Fixed orphaned events remover in admin tools incorrectly including new recurrences as orphaned events.
• Fixed conversion issues from repeated to recurring events, now prompting re-conversion for upgraded event installs.

7.0.2

• Fixed recurring event editor UI display issues on front-end for recurring/repeated event patterns.
• Fixed bbPress fatal error.
• Fixed ticket start/end times being ignored due to new overriding ticket settings.

7.0.1

• Added recurring events functionality, which now hosts one page for all events of that recurrence type.
• Added recurrence booking form picker including a calendar and dropdown selection.
• Added support for true timezone-relative calendar and recurrence selection listings via the calendar_timezone attribute.
• Added support for searching in timezone-relative scopes for events using the timezone_scope attribute.
• Added admin support for viewing bookings belonging to recurring events.
• Added conversion features to transfer repeated (previously called “recurring”) events into recurring events.
• Added 302 redirection functionality for converted repeated > recurring events.
• Moved booking form JS into externally and dynamically loaded JS file.
• Added month skipping navigation in calendars allowing skipping months with no events.
• Added multiple calendar UI display tweaks/fixes to eventful and today months.
• Fixed blank calendar dates showing display dates.
• Added different calendar header option via the calendar_header attribute.
• Added setStartOfMonth() and setEndOfMonth() to EM_DateTime.
• Added timezone display options in EM_DateTime::getDate() and getDateTime() functions.
• Changed selectize JS to dispatch a CustomEvent object from parent element with detail containing selectize objects.
• Post ID is now optional for events.
• Fixed loading order of translated string assignments so they occur after init, while hard-coding potentially required strings during previously translated actions/filters.
• Updated readme “tested up to”.
• Namespaced Selectize and the .selectize() functions to EM_Selectize and .em_selectize() respectively to avoid collisions with other plugins.
• Fixed phone input button styling clashes in manual bookings and potentially other pages.
• Moved EM_Scripts_and_Styles out of events-manager.php into its own class.
• Added EM\Scripts_and_Styles::add_js_var() allowing for footer localization.
• Added em_wp_localize_script_footer allowing plugins to override EM localized script vars.
• Added a catch exception in EM_DateTime::modify().
• Renamed some PHP variables in overriding methods (minor).
• Added multi-layer recurrence patterns including exclusions so events can have multiple recurrence patterns.
• Added event_type field allowing for recurrences, repeated, and recurring event types.
• Changed recurring event saving logic to prevent deletion unless explicitly rescheduled or removed.
• Added cancellation/deletion options for recurrences not included in newly rescheduled patterns.
• Improved event update logic so that only new recurrences are added during rescheduling.
• Changed vocabulary from “recurring events” to “repeating events” for clarity and future compatibility.
• Updated ticket logic to support recurrence/override patterns while maintaining parent-child relationships.
• Added Recurring_Sets and Recurring_Set objects to handle recurrence data.
• Rewritten recurring event logic for greater flexibility and future extensibility.
• Added EM_Ticket::get() for cache-friendly ticket retrieval.
• Added EM_DateTimeZone::getCity().
• Deprecated recurrence_ fields in events table.
• Added em_event_recurrences table.
• Changed ticket deletion so it requires an event save.
• Added nonce safeguards for disabling RSVP/bookings, deleting recurrences, and rescheduling tickets.
• Added em_datepicker_format() function to output datepicker format.
• Fixed uploader validation issues in JS and PHP caused by blank default extensions settings for event/location image uploads.
• Added non-escape option to allow HTML sub-values in attendees mulitple column data views on bookings table.
• Removed JS requirement for asset selectors to be wrapped by em in dynamic asset loading.
• Improved dynamic asset loading by pre-loading asset groups before firing onload events.
• Improved booking form JS by encapsulating container scopes within functions and events rather than scoping at the document level.
• Fixed phone input field JS error.
• Fixed missing uploader field minified CSS files.
• Fixed calendars showing the wrong month when there’s a long event starting in an earlier month.
• Fixed ticket caching issue when saving events, which caused the event editor/page to show outdated ticket data such as prices.
• Added EM_Event->just_disabled_rsvp to detect RSVP being disabled during an event save process.

For changelog of 6.6.4.4 and lower, see the earlier reamde.txt.