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title: "Getting Started with The Events Calendar"
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description: "With a fully responsive design, a variety of views, and countless ways to customize, The Events Calendar is a one-stop solution for events. Ready to dive into t…"
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date: "2022-01-12"
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# Getting Started with The Events Calendar

With a fully responsive design, a variety of views, and countless ways to customize, The Events Calendar is a one-stop solution for events. Ready to dive into the plugin? Here’s a rundown on how to get up and running in no time!

Getting Started

Learn how to start creating events on your WordPress site in minutes.

- [Installing a WordPress Plugin](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/downloading-and-installing-the-plugin/)
- [Finding and Linking to Your Calendar Pages](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/calendar-links/)
- [Importing Calendar Data From a CSV File](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/import-events-csv/)

Calendar Settings

The Events Calendar provides a bunch of settings to tailor the calendar to your exact needs, from the address of the calendar to enabling specific views, and much more. The following are key settings that will get you started in no time.

- [The Events Calendar Template Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/calendar-template-settings/)
- [Configuring Event Date and Time Formats](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-dates-times/)

Managing Events

Now that you’re up and running, it’s time to unlock features that make managing events a breeze.

- [Creating Events](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/create-event/)
- [Creating Recurring Events](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/recurring-events/)
- [Creating Virtual and Hybrid Events](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/create-virtual-event/)
- [Working with Venues and Organizers](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/venues-organizers/)
- [Using the Block Editor with The Events Calendar](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/events-block-editor/)

Shortcodes & Widgets

Events Calendar Pro comes with shortcodes. Use these handy shortcodes and widgets to display event content across your site.

- [Using The Events Calendar Shortcodes](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/shortcodes/)
- [Calendar and Event Widgets](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/events-calendar-widgets/)
- [Add Event Content to Event Pages with Shortcodes](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/single-event-shortcode/)