Recurring events: create “any” dates, without regular intervals

You can “duplicate” the event and make necessary changes to the date.

Thanks @enkoes but while I thought this was only possible for admins, it turns out we see a + sign on the front-end indeed, so users can copy and edit it that way. But …

Still I think it would be way more user-friendly if it was in the normal place where users enter event dates. Users getting to the system for the first time won’t discover this.

Ya.. it is true that + sign is kind of misleading. Maybe you can change the sign to a word like “Duplicate” by editing the template file (don’t ask me how). Or just add an explanation note to educate your users on how they can create a recurring event.

The “Event Form” page is where users go on the front end to add new events. It also has a list of all the events that they created. The “+” field in the table is the one for duplicating events. If they hover over the “+” it will say “Duplicate this event”. I think the duplicate function belongs in this table, not on the page where people create or edit an event. You can edit the “Event Form” as follows.

Create a folder wp-content/plugin-templates/events-manager/tables/ and then copy wp-content/plugins/events-manager/templates/tables/events.php to that directory then modify the copied version. You could change the “+” field or you could just add a note at the top explaining how to duplicate events.

All true, but folks listen …
Imagine you are a new user and you have a first series of “recurring” events but not with regular intervals.
You click on “add recurrent event” and you get lost or put wrong dates. That happens a lot here because once you are there you cannot enter the right dates. As simple as that.
And most series of events have irregular intervals. It’s not an exception.

As long as this is not available in the plugin, we will have to circumvent with all mentioned “solutions”. :-/

I checked the ‘Add Recurring Event’ form, and it is prone to errors for new users. In this case, it’s better to disable the form and force users to create recurring events through the Edit Event page (i.e. use the “+” sign).

I’m not aware of any calendar that let’s you specify arbitrary dates when creating a recurring event (e.g., Google Calendar, Outlook, …).