(Custom) User Fields

[jeremycurtis]

Does this ...

Parse description for user fields:
Special user fields will be parsed before displaying the description.

mean these
[date] The date that was clicked
[time] The start time of the event
[timeend] The end time of the event
[shortdescr] The short description of the event
[eid] Unique internal event identifier

It seems whether the option above is on or off that these are parsed still.

I have added custom fields in the category manager but how do I get them to display? Can I parse them too? I've added a venue location and want to display it in the template file, but if I add [venue] it just displays [venue].

Thanks for the help again

Thanks

[ve9gra]

I don't know what you mean by you added custom fields as there is no mechanism in place to allow for this. Only those 5 fields that you listed are parsed for.

What you can do to specify a location is by adding a secondary category with all your venues listed as options. Then when entering an event, you will see a second drop box that will let you choose the location. Then when that event will be displayed (like in a popup or the listing module) it will show the name of the secondary category (Location: or Venue: ) and the option chosen.

[jeremycurtis]

Thanks,
By custom field I meant that I'd added it as you indicate in the categories. So you've confirmed that I can't explicitly list those items in my template.

But they don't seem to appear at all either in my listing or in popups? Is it automatic, I can't see any options? The new categories appear in the event manager OK but not in the calendar display.

Also, I am still not sure what this option means as the [date] etc. fields are parsed whether its on or off?
Parse description for user fields:
Special user fields will be parsed before displaying the description

Thanks again

[Brian]

The main category names won't appear on the calendar. It's used for the color. Any additional categories with selections will appear on the calendar.