=== Venture Event Manager ===
Contributors: VentureIndustriesOnline,AaronOverton
Tags: calendar, event, event management, event manager, events
Requires at least: 4.9.0
Tested up to: 5.8.0
Requires PHP: PHP7.2
Stable tag: 3.3.1
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: https://ventureeventmanager.com/legal/

Comprehensive event management: create events and display in calendars, lists, widgets, and more. Feature rich and optimized code for fast performance.

== Description ==
<h2>WordPress Event Management</h2>
<strong>Reliable.
Optimized.
User Friendly.</strong>

It’s the event management platform you’ve been looking for, available in both free and Pro versions.

<h3>Key Happiness Features Available In Both Free & Pro</h3>
<ul><li><strong>Easy</strong> to install, setup, and maintain.</li>
    <li>Unlimited <strong>recurring</strong> events*.</li>
 	<li>Create <strong>unlimited</strong> calendars, lists, and single event pages.</li>
 	<li><strong>User friendly</strong> for admins and site visitors.</li>
    <li><strong>Drag-and-Drop</strong> layout controls for event list and single event pages.</li>
 	<li>Fast,<strong> </strong>feature rich and <strong>extensible</strong>.</li>
 	<li><strong>Optimized code</strong> for a post-net neutrality world.</li>
 	<li>Developer and agency <strong>friendly</strong>.</li>
 	<li><strong>100% responsive</strong> with elegant designs.</li>
 	<li>Secure and <strong>stable</strong> with no database bloat.</li>
</ul>

*We take you <em>beyond</em> the limitations of traditional recurring events. In fact, this is part of what makes Venture Event Manager so special.

Unlike other event management plugins, VEM provides true flexibility when creating multiple occurrences of the same event.

<em>Forget about a complicated set of recurrence rules or cranking out multiple copies of the same event for each occurence.</em>

VEM goes beyond limited recurrence rules and delivers true freeform <strong>multi-occurrence</strong> control. Simply put, you can create any number of occurrences per event, each with any combination of the following values:
<ul>
 	<li>Venue</li>
 	<li>Date, Start and End times</li>
 	<li>Free form text note</li>
 	<li>First ticket button/link: price (to/from), button text, and URL</li>
 	<li>Second ticket button/link: price (to/from), button text, and URL</li>
</ul>
VEM is designed to drastically reduce time entering and managing your event information so you can focus on being creative and promoting your events.

<em><strong>Of course</strong></em> it should be this easy!

<h3>Major Feature</h3>
<ul>
 	<li><strong>Calendars (month view, stacked daily view, or sidebar view)</strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Event Lists (text only or image)</strong></li>
 	<li>Event categories</li>
 	<li>Event venues</li>
 	<li>iCal & Gcal Export</li>
	<li>Supports Google Structured Data to maximize search visibility</li>
 	<li>Event widgets</li>
 	<li>Keyword search</li>
 	<li>100% Responsive</li>
 	<li><strong>Recurring events</strong></li>
 	<li>Google directions links</li>
 	<li><strong>Supports ticketed or ticketless events</strong></li>
 	<li>Multiple ticket buttons <em>per</em> event occurrence</li>
 	<li>Shortcodes (calendars, calendar keys, event lists, event modules, plus keyword search)</li>
 	<li>User defined layouts for event lists with drag and drop ordering</li>
 	<li>User defined single event page layout with drag and drop ordering</li>
</ul>
<h4>Calendar Specific Features</h4>
<ul>
 	<li>Month View</li>
 	<li>Stacked, daily view</li>
 	<li>Sidebar view</li>
 	<li>Color-coded event category key</li>
 	<li>Display event in popup or clickthrough to single event page</li>
 	<li>Display all or upcoming only events</li>
 	<li>Manually set calendar load month</li>
 	<li>Custom “no events” message</li>
 	<li>Filter events to display by category, venue, and season</li>
 	<li>Shortcodes (work in pages, posts, <em>and </em>widgets)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Event List Specific Features</h4>
<ul>
 	<li>User defined layouts for default list displays (only display the event info you want)</li>
 	<li>Keyword search</li>
 	<li>Pagination control: manually set items per page or show all</li>
 	<li>Show all, upcoming only, or recently added events</li>
 	<li>Group all repeat occurrences under single entry or show occurrences separately</li>
 	<li>Wrap multiple occurrences into toggle or show all on page load</li>
 	<li>Ascending or descending chronological display order</li>
 	<li>Link through to single event page or display as list only</li>
 	<li>Filter events to display by category, venue, and season</li>
 	<li>Display archive only events</li>
 	<li>Show full event details link</li>
 	<li>Custom “no events” message</li>
 	<li>Shortcodes (work in pages, posts, and widgets)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Event Taxonomy</h4>
<em>all user defined an unlimited</em>
<ul>
 	<li>Categories</li>
 	<li>Seasons</li>
 	<li>Venues</li>
 	<li>Tags</li>
</ul>
<h4>Settings Panels</h4>
<ul>
 	<li>General Settings (default currency symbol, time display, time/date order, display end times toggle, custom buy ticket icon)</li>
 	<li>Default Event List Layouts (drag and drop layout controls)</li>
 	<li>Default Event Page Layouts (drag and drop layout controls, show/hide page title or use event category, page title category display options)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Drag and Drop Layout Options</h4>
<em>available on event lists and single event page layout settings panels</em>
<ul>
 	<li>Pre Title, Title, and Post Title</li>
 	<li>Featured Image (thumbnail, medium, large, or full size)</li>
 	<li>Excerpt</li>
 	<li>Full event details</li>
 	<li>Venue Name*</li>
 	<li>Address*</li>
 	<li>Date and Time*</li>
 	<li>Event Status*</li>
 	<li>First Ticket Price*</li>
 	<li>First Ticket URL*</li>
 	<li>Second Ticket Price*</li>
 	<li>Second Ticket URL*</li>
 	<li>Note*</li>
 	<li>iCal & Gcal Export*</li>
</ul>
<em>*per occurrence. For multi and recurring events, show them grouped or separate them to appear as individual event entries.</em>

<a href="https://ventureeventmanager.com/vem-pro-overview/">Go Pro</a> and add a wealth of additional features, functionality, and direct support.

== Installation ==
Installing the plugin is easy. Just follow these steps:

<ol><li>Go to Plugins > Add New in your Dashboard and search for: Venture Event Manager</li>
<li>Select the Install Now button then select Choose File.</li>
<li>Select the Activate button. A message will show confirming activation was successful. </li></ol>
Alt Method 1
Download the .zip from WordPress.org and upload manually at step one above.

Alt Method 2
Download the .zip from WordPress.org, and upload the folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory via FTP.

That’s it! Just configure your settings as you see fit, and you’re on your way to enjoying the best event management platform available. Need help getting things started? Check out our Getting Started primer.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
Q: Does the Free version provide recurring events?
A: Absolutely.

Q: Is there a Pro version available with more features?
A: Absolutely. You can learn more at <a href="https://ventureeventmanager.com">VentureEventManager.com</a>

Q: What does a Pro license provide?
A: All of these fabulous features:
<ul><li>PREMIUM SUPPORT!  Ask questions, get answers. Rinse and repeat.</li>
<li>Date range display modules. Create automatic to-from event dates based on the first and last occurrence. Great for users that have events spanning more than a few days.</li>
<li>Upcoming event Module. Display the next three or four upcoming occurrences in a column based row. Filter events into display by category, venue, season, and more. Display in any page or post with shortcode.</li>
<li>Event archiving. Create automatic event archive lists with their own unique layouts. Create archive-only search and filter tools.</li>
<li>Access to Pro add-ons</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://ventureeventmanager.com/vem-pro-overview/">More Details</a>

Q: Why doesn’t the Free version come with direct support?
A: Our goal is to make using the plugin intuitive and fun. To that end, we provide detailed online documentation to walk each user through the initial setup stages all the way through every last feature. If you would like to obtain direct support, you will need to purchase a Pro user license.

Q: Where can I find the documentation and new user guide?
A: Visit <a href="https://docs.ventureeventmanager.com/">docs.ventureeventmanager.com</a>

== Screenshots ==
1. Event Admin Panel
2. Event List Admin Panel
3. Drag and Drop Layout Settings Panel

== Changelog ==
Official changelog available at <a href="https://changelog.ventureeventmanager.com/">https://changelog.ventureeventmanager.com/</a>

== Upgrade Notice ==
Official changelog available at <a href="https://changelog.ventureeventmanager.com/">https://changelog.ventureeventmanager.com/</a>