{"id":400,"date":"2021-10-20T04:45:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T09:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/?p=400"},"modified":"2025-12-24T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:42:22","slug":"my-calendar-shortcodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-shortcodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortcode Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shortcode generator is located under <code>My Calendar &gt; Shortcodes<\/code>. You can use the shortcode generator to create shortcodes for the Main, Upcoming, and Today shortcodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the most commonly used events displays, but there are several other shortcodes available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/calendar-locations-shortcode\/\">Locations list<\/a> &#8211; List or map of venues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/shortcodes-happening-now\/\">Happening now<\/a> &#8211; Shows a single event that&#8217;s happening right now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/shortcodes-happening-next\/\">Happening next<\/a> &#8211; Shows the next event to start<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"main\"><strong>Main<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general Calendar. Will show the default calendar view based on the selections in the Main tab screen. You can also go directly to the back end My Calendar page and modify the <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"385\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-display-options\/\">shortcodes seen on the bottom in the meta boxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<code class=\"shortcode\">&lsqb;my_calendar&rsqb;<\/code>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1317\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Main.jpg\" alt=\"Shows the user interface for generating shortcodes.\" class=\"wp-image-758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Main.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Main-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Main-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Main-768x843.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Calendar > Shortcodes > Main<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"content-filters\">Content Filters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Categories to display.<\/strong> Select All or specific categories to display.<br><strong>Location filter type<\/strong>. Select a specific location area to filter by.<br><strong>Location values.<\/strong> Fill in a specific value.<br><strong>Search keyword.<\/strong> Shows events containing a specific keyword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"navigation\">Navigation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navigation keywords that can be used separated by commas in the &#8220;Navigation above calendar&#8221; and &#8220;Navigation below calendar&#8221; fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>toggle<\/strong> &#8211; Switch between list and grid views<br><strong>timeframe<\/strong> &#8211; Toggle between day, week, and month view<br><strong>jump<\/strong> &#8211; Jump to any other month\/year<br><strong>nav<\/strong> &#8211; Primary Previous\/Next Buttons<br><strong>calendar<\/strong> &#8211; The calendar<br><strong>key<\/strong> &#8211; Categories<br><strong>print<\/strong> &#8211; Link to printable view<br><strong>feeds<\/strong> &#8211; iCal Subscription Links<br><strong>exports<\/strong> &#8211; iCal Subscription Links<br><strong>locations<\/strong> &#8211; Location (dropdown)<br><strong>categories<\/strong> &#8211; Categories (dropdown)<br><strong>access<\/strong> &#8211; Access (dropdown)<br><strong>search<\/strong> &#8211; Search<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attributes will show up in the order they are listed. To remove all navigation add &#8220;<strong>none&#8221;<\/strong>. My Calendar will show the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-display-settings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"41\">default settings<\/a> if no attributes are added. <br>Defaults can be configured in the Settings &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-output-settings\/\">Display<\/a> screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"author-host-filters\">Author &amp; Host Filters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Limit by Author<\/strong>.<br><strong>Limit by Host<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"formatting-timeframe\">Formatting &amp; Time frame<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Format.<\/strong> Choose from Grid, List or Mini.<br><strong>Time Segment.<\/strong> Month, Next Month, Week, Day<br><strong>Months to show in list view.<\/strong> Select the amount of months to be seen in list view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"initial-date-shown\">Initial Date Shown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the start date of events going forward.<br><strong>Year.<\/strong> By Default or the next 5 years.<br><strong>Month. <\/strong>By Default or a specific month.<strong><br>Day. <\/strong>By Default or from 1 to 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upcoming\"><strong>Upcoming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upcoming events you can show events coming up in the future, or include past events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1627\" height=\"2207\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming.jpg\" alt=\"Shows the user interface for the upcoming events shortcode generator.\" class=\"wp-image-760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming.jpg 1627w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Upcoming-1510x2048.jpg 1510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1627px) 100vw, 1627px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Calendar > Shortcodes > Upcoming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"today\"><strong>Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How today&#8217;s events are seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1262\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Today.jpg\" alt=\"The interface for the Today's events shortcodes generator.\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Today.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Today-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Today-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Shortcodes-Today-768x808.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Calendar > Shortcodes > Today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shortcode generator is located under My Calendar &gt; Shortcodes. You can use the shortcode generator to create shortcodes for the Main, Upcoming, and Today shortcodes. These are the most commonly used events displays, but there are several other shortcodes available: Main The general Calendar. 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