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title: "The Events Calendar 6.6.3"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/release-notes-the-events-calendar-the-events-calendar-6-6-3/"
description: "Summary Maintenance Release The latest update of The Events Calendar adds an option to allow for duplicate Venue creation as part of creating/editing Events. As…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "The Events Calendar"
date: "2024-08-29"
last_modified: "2026-07-06"
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# The Events Calendar 6.6.3

### Summary

Maintenance Release

The latest update of The Events Calendar adds an option to allow for duplicate Venue creation as part of creating/editing Events.

As always, we recommend[ testing updates](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/creating-and-using-a-wordpress-staging-site/) on a staging site first, but it should all be smooth sailing.

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#### ✅ Fixes

Bugs squashed in this release:

- Add an option to allow for duplicate Venue creation as part of creating/editing Events.
- Character encoding issues on subscribe URLs for Outlook.
- Update the logic that displays the “REST API blocked” banner to reduce false positives.

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#### ⚙️ Tweaks

Tweaks in this release:

- Add docblock for make\_select\_box()
- Changed views: `v2/month/calendar-body/day/calendar-events/calendar-event/date`

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