Event Post Meta Variables
Last Updated: February 19, 2025
EventON Events are saved as WordPress posts and custom data for events are stored as custom post meta. The table below further explains what those variable names are and what they do and what type of information is saved on them.
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| evcal_subtitle | Event subtitle name |
| evcal_srow | UNIX event start value |
| evcal_erow | UNIX event end value |
| evo_event_timezone | Event custom timezone text |
| evcal_event_color | event HEX color code |
| evcal_event_color_n | Event color number calculated as the average value of RGB values of event color |
| evcal_allday | (yes|no) All day event or not |
| evo_location_tax_id | Location taxonomy ID |
| evcal_hide_locname | Hide Location Name on eventcard |
| evcal_name_over_img | Location name over location image |
| evcal_gmap_gen | (yes|no) Generate google maps from location address |
| evo_organizer_tax_id | Organizer taxonomy ID |
| evo_evcrd_field_org | Event organizer hide from eventcard (yes/no) |
| evcal_lmlink | Learn more link address |
| evcal_repeat | (yes|no) Repeat event |
| repeat_intervals | (array) Each repeat interval start and end times |
| _evcal_exlink_option | User interaction for event option value |
| evo_hide_endtime | (yes|no) Hide end time of an event |
| evo_exclude_ev | (yes|no) Exclude event from calendar |
| _featured | (yes|no) Featured event |
| _cancel | (yes|no) Cancelled event |
| evo_year_long | (yes|no) Year long event |
| _evo_month_long | (yes|no) Month long event |
| _evcal_ec_f{x}a1_cus | Custom meta data field value. x represent the index of the field (1+) |
Event Location and organizer information is saved into taxonomy instead of event post meta since version 2.4 – Taxonomies of EventON
Array Event Post Meta Data
EventON also contains some of event post meta data as sanitized array saved inside a single event post meta field _edata
How to access event array meta data
You can use Evo_Event object to access the event array meta data. Below is one example.
// 4 = an example event ID
$EVENT = new EVO_Event(4);
// get all event array meta data
$all_array_data = $EVENT->get_all_edata();
// get just one field from the meta array
$one_field = $EVENT->get_eprop('field_name');Values stored in array event post meta
Event Health Guidelines Data
_health_mask — yes/no
_health_temp — yes/no
_health_pdis — yes/no
_health_san — yes/no
_health_out — yes/no
_health_other — yes/no
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