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Creating Your First Recurring Event

Learn how to create a recurring event and configure its recurrence pattern.

Create an Event Post​

  1. Navigate to your events post type in WordPress admin
  2. Click Add New
  3. Enter your event title and content
  4. Fill in the date field you configured in settings (e.g., event_start_date)

Create Event

The Recurrence Settings Metabox​

When editing an event, you'll see the Recurrence Settings metabox. This is where you configure how the event repeats.

Recurrence Metabox

Enable Recurring Event​

Switch this toggle to Yes to make the event repeat. When enabled, additional options appear.

Recurrence Metabox On

Display Event in Calendar​

Switch this toggle to Yes to show the event on the [lre_calendar] calendar. You can enable calendar display without enabling recurrence—useful for one-off events.

Calendar Display On

Choosing a Recurrence Pattern​

Select your recurrence pattern from the dropdown:

Daily​

Event repeats every day or every X days.

  • Every day: Event occurs daily
  • Every X days: Set an interval (e.g., every 3 days)

Daily Pattern

Weekly​

Event repeats on specific days of the week.

  • Days: Select which days (Mon, Tue, Wed, etc.)
  • Interval: Every week, every 2 weeks, etc.

Weekly Pattern

Monthly (Nth Weekday)​

Event occurs on a specific weekday of the month.

  • Ordinal: First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last (select multiple to combine, e.g., "1st and 3rd Tuesday")
  • Weekday: Sunday through Saturday
  • Interval: Every month, every 2 months, etc.

Examples:

  • First Monday of every month
  • First and Third Tuesday of every month
  • Last Friday of every month

Monthly Nth Weekday

Monthly (Same Date)​

Event repeats on the same date each month.

  • Uses the anchor date's day number
  • Interval: Every month, every 2 months, every 3 months, every 6 months, etc.

Monthly Same Day

Yearly​

Event occurs once per year on the same date.

Custom Dates​

Manually select specific dates for irregular schedules.

Custom Dates

End Recurrence Options​

Control when the recurrence stops:

OptionDescription
NeverContinues indefinitely
On DateEnds on a specific date
After X OccurrencesStops after a set number of occurrences

Exception Dates​

Exclude specific dates from the recurrence pattern. Perfect for:

  • Holidays
  • Venue closures
  • One-time cancellations
  1. Click Manage Exclusions
  2. Browse or search available dates
  3. Check dates to exclude
  4. Save changes

Manage Exclusions

Event Schema Tab​

When Schema.org output is enabled in plugin settings, the Event Schema tab appears in the metabox with per-event options:

Event Status​

Set the event's status: Scheduled (default), Cancelled, Postponed, or Rescheduled. This is reflected in both the frontend display and the schema.org markup. See Event Status & Labels for details.

Display Label​

Add a custom freeform label like "Sold Out", "Almost Full", or "Free Entry". This can be displayed on the frontend using the {lre_event_label} dynamic tag or [lre_label] shortcode.

Location & Organizer​

Override the global schema defaults for this specific event's venue name, address, and organizer details.

Calendar Display Tab​

When "Display event in calendar" is enabled, additional options appear:

Event Color​

Choose a custom color for this event in the calendar. Leave empty to use the default theme color.

Save Your Event​

Click Publish (or Update for existing events) to save your recurrence settings. The plugin will automatically calculate upcoming occurrences.

Verify It Works​

Test your configuration:

  1. Shortcode test: Add [lre_next_date] to a page—it should show the next occurrence
  2. Calendar test: Add [lre_calendar] to see your event on the calendar
  3. Query loop: If using Bricks or Elementor, create a query loop to list occurrences

Next Steps​