I found this plugin too late . How to use with pre existing custom post types

Hi,

that might not be possible; please see this links for more information

https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/getting-started/
https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/

Okay . I read a bit of the documentation. I saw this statement

Should you wish, you could also create a single-event.php or single-location.php file in your theme and override this feature completely with PHP.

Since Single-events have already been created for my preexisitng custom post type with the same name, does that mean that upon activation of this plugin it will use the one already made. But I just need to add in the template tags to control where the maps, timing etc are showed?.

Sorry the documentation is not that clear to me, that is why I am asking on this site. I can only understand if i see examples of how to place the different components in php.

For example, If I wanted to move the map on a post. How would I do so?

Single-events -> please see this previous thread https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/events-manager-eventslocation-pages-cant-get-sidebar?replies=21

For example, If I wanted to move the map on a post. How would I do so?

try Settings > Formatting > Events > Default single event format then move placeholder #_MAP anywhere.

does that mean that upon activation of this plugin it will use the one already made

yes, that template file overrides everything we would do, it takes precedence. Depending on how you set up your template, it should work , but if you’re using specific custom fields to store/retrieve info, you’d need to use ours instead.