Colors, texts, default views, live ticker and API – this is where you define once how the whole system behaves. Everything is under Events → Settings.
The seven tabs
Each tab has its own form and saves on its own. So save before you switch tabs.
| Tab | Content | Who sees it |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Options | Placeholder image, colors with live preview, functions and defaults | Administrators |
| Text & Labels | Every label your guests see | Administrators |
| Live-Ticker (& Monitor) | Preload values, Smart Update, refresh rate; cards of active add-ons | Administrators |
| Security & Maintenance | Spam protection, import switches, danger zone | Administrators |
| API | Public interface, keys and tester – see API tab | Administrators |
| Shortcode Generator | Builder for all shortcodes – see Shortcode Generator | everyone allowed to write posts |
| About | Version and system information | everyone allowed to write posts |
The suffix “& Monitor” only appears when an add-on such as the Room Monitor adds its own card to this tab. Without an add-on the tab is simply called “Live-Ticker”.
Design & Options
Images & placeholders
The default placeholder image appears wherever a session has no image of its own. The order is always: featured image of the session → image of the venue → placeholder image. A landscape image (about 16:9) suits the grid tiles best.
Colors & live preview
Above the color pickers, a small preview shows tabs, button, card, live area and card footer. Every change is visible there at once – before you save.
| Setting | Where it applies | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Primary color | Buttons, links, active elements, borders, category badges | #f76b15 |
| Secondary color | Table headers, date badges, subtle backgrounds | #eef4fa |
| Background (toolbar) | Search and filter bar | #fff8f0 |
| Border color | Lines, table borders, separators | #dcebf7 |
| Background (tabs) | Date tabs above the calendar | #ffffff |
| Background (live section) | “Live now” area in the ticker | #fff9f9 |
| Background (upcoming) | “Upcoming” area in the ticker | #ffffff |
| Background (card footer) | Action bar of the compact cards | #ffffff |
Functions & defaults
| Area | Setting | Default and effect |
|---|---|---|
| Color highlighting | Color source | Venue color or category color. Sets the accent color of tiles, list rows, cards, ticker and timetable tiles. Room column headers in the timetable, the hall plan and the color dots in the venue filter always keep the venue color. If a term has no color of its own, its parent’s color applies, otherwise the primary color. |
| Detail page | URL slug | events – e.g. /events/opening. |
| Detail page | Detail page | Own page or pop-up. Can be overridden per session in the click action. |
| Detail page | Open in | Same or new window; can be overridden per session. |
| Detail page | Button for external link | Shows “More Information” below the description if an external link is set. |
| Detail page | Related events | More dates on the detail page and pop-up. When switched off, the section isn’t even calculated. |
| Detail page | Smart display | Hides past dates while the event is running; afterwards all appear again. |
| Speakers | URL base | speakers – e.g. /speakers/jane-doe. |
| Speakers | Speaker detail view | Same as events, own page or pop-up. |
| Speakers | Appearances | List of appearances on the speaker page; with smart display only upcoming ones, as long as there are any. |
| Calendar view | Default view | List or grid. The shortcode parameter view takes precedence. |
| Calendar view | Grid layout mode | Full width or box (at most 1200 px, at most four tiles per row). |
| Calendar view | Entries per page | 12; leave empty to reset to the default. |
| Calendar view | Pagination | Page numbers, “Load more” button or all entries at once. |
| Calendar view | View switcher | Grid/list buttons in the toolbar. |
| Filter & search | Filter layout | Classic, modern (tiles) or desktop classic / mobile modern. |
| Filter & search | Floating search bar | Compact bar at the bottom of the screen on phones and tablets. Default: off. |
| Filter & search | “All Categories” | Shows the category filter. Default: off. |
| Actions | iCal alarm | 10 minutes reminder in the calendar file; 0 for none. |
| Actions | Share | Share button on the detail page and in the compact card. |
| Actions | Ticket system | Five independent switches, all on by default – see below. |
The five ticket switches
Whether a ticket icon appears is decided by a chain: the session needs a ticket URL, must not have “Hide tickets” set – and the switch for that particular place must be on.
| Switch | Affects |
|---|---|
| Ticket button in the toolbox | Only the button in the calendar toolbar. The icons in grid and list stay. |
| Ticket icons in grid and list view | The icons on the individual sessions. |
| Button on the detail page | The ticket button on the detail page and in the pop-up. |
| Ticket button in the compact card | All [event_card]; the shortcode parameter takes precedence. |
| Ticket icons in the timetable | The icons in the timetable view. |
If you change the URL slug for events or speakers, WordPress rebuilds its address rules automatically on the next request. Old addresses stop working – update menus and links. If a detail page still returns “Page not found”, save Settings → Permalinks once without changes.
Text & Labels
Every word your guests see in the calendar, ticker or pop-up can be changed here without code – whether you prefer “Watchlist” to “Favorites” or want “Dropped” instead of “Cancelled”. The fields are sorted into groups that expand and collapse individually; the editor remembers per user which ones were open.
| Group | Examples |
|---|---|
| Toolbar & Filter | Search field, “All Venues”, “Upcoming only”, “Reset filter” |
| Buttons & View | Grid, List, My Favorites, Ticket, Share, Load more, doors open/close in the timetable |
| Pagination | Previous, Next, Entries, Next Day |
| Table & Lists | Column headers of the list view |
| Status & Messages | Loading notes, “Cancelled”, “No events found”, spam notice |
| Modal Titles | Headings of the share and iCal windows |
| Detail Page | Back, Time, Price, Language, Exhibitor, More Information, share intro |
| Weekdays and months | Long and short names, “today”, “tomorrow” |
| Live-View (Ticker) | “Ongoing”, “Upcoming”, LIVE, countdown text, swipe hint |
Add-ons like the Room Monitor add their own groups. An empty field resets the text to its default; the default is shown as a grey placeholder in the field.
Your changed texts are included in the settings backup under Import / Export – handy before updates or for a second website.
Live-Ticker (& Monitor)
| Setting | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ticker: preload window | 720 hours (30 days) | How far ahead the ticker preloads. At most 8760 hours. |
| Ticker: preload limit | 200 | Maximum number of preloaded sessions. At most 500; above 200 is not recommended. |
| Ticker: Smart Update | on | Pauses updates while the browser tab is in the background and catches up immediately on return. |
| Global: refresh rate | 15 minutes | How often live tickers and room monitors ask the server for changes. 1 to 60 minutes. |
| Phase | Recommended rate |
|---|---|
| Event is running | 10–15 minutes – fast enough for short-term changes |
| Before, schedule largely fixed | 30–60 minutes |
| Extremely many last-minute changes | 5 minutes as the lower limit – one minute is almost always overkill |
For offline operation, the ticker shortcode additionally needs preload_images="true". The Room Monitor add-on card is described in the add-on overview.
Security & Maintenance
| Setting | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Favorites spam protection | 1 second | Minimum interval per IP address between two counted favorite clicks (0–10, 0 = off). Only affects the statistics – the guest’s heart always reacts at once. |
| CSV import: images | on | Images from the image_url column are downloaded and attached. |
| CSV import: descriptions | on | Short and full descriptions may be set and overwritten by import. |
| Delete data on uninstall | off | Deletes all sessions, venues, categories and settings when the plugin is removed. |
Uploaded CSV files are checked for malicious code (PHP, scripts, HTML tags) regardless of these switches; forbidden content is always blocked.
If “Delete data on uninstall” is active, deleting the plugin destroys all program data irrevocably. The “Download CSV Backup first” button right below leads to the export.