{"id":1965922,"date":"2025-07-04T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1965922"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:42:27","slug":"quick-code-tweaks-for-customizing-event-tickets-and-the-events-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/quick-code-tweaks-for-customizing-event-tickets-and-the-events-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Code Tweaks for Customizing Event Tickets and The Events Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


This article provides simple, one-line code snippets that you can add to your website to instantly tweak how Event Tickets<\/a> and The Events Calendar<\/a> behave or appear. These are perfect for quickly adding to your child theme\u2019s functions.php<\/code> file or using with a Code Snippets<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All examples below are taken from our Developer Docs<\/a>, which contain a full list of available functions, hooks, classes, and methods you can use to tailor your setup further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca1<\/strong>Important Notice:<\/strong> Always remember to test any changes on a staging site<\/a> first, if possible, before applying them to your live website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Display Ticket Sale Start Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By default, Event Tickets does not show the ticket sale start time if tickets aren’t yet available. This tweak ensures that this crucial information is always visible to visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What it does:<\/strong> Allows inclusion of ticket start sale time in unavailability message<\/p>\n\n\n

\nadd_filter( 'tribe_tickets_unvailable_message_time', '__return_true' );\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Result:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ref:<\/strong> tribe_tickets_unvailable_message_time<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change the “Orders” Page Title in the Admin Dashboard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This filter gives you control over the title displayed for the Event Tickets “Orders” page within your WordPress admin dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What it does:<\/strong> Customizes the page title in the admin backend.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nadd_filter( 'tribe_tickets_admin_order_page_page_title', function( $title ) {\n    return __( 'Event Registrations Overview', 'your-text-domain' );\n});\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Result:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ref:<\/strong> tribe_tickets_admin_order_page_page_title<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Customize the “Today” Button Label<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The “Today” button on calendar views lets users jump to the current date. You can rename it to something more personalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What it does:<\/strong> Changes the label on the calendar\u2019s “Today” button.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nadd_filter( 'tec_events_today_button_label', function( $label ) {\n    return __( 'Current Day', 'your-text-domain' );\n});\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Result:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ref:<\/strong> tec_events_today_button_label<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Customize the “Postponed” event status label<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Use this tweak to rename the default “Postponed” status label shown on events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What it does:<\/strong> Replaces the “Postponed” label with a custom label of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nadd_filter( 'tec_event_status_postponed_label', function() { return 'Rescheduled'; } );\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Result:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ref:<\/strong> tec_event_status_postponed_label<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add a Custom Message to Google Calendar Descriptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When users add your event to Google Calendar, this tweak appends a custom note to the calendar description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What it does:<\/strong> Appends custom text to the Google Calendar event details.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nadd_filter( 'tec_views_v2_single_event_gcal_link_parameters', function( $params ) {\n    $params['details'] .= "(Remember to arrive 15 minutes early!)";\n    return $params;\n} );\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Result:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ref:<\/strong> tec_views_v2_single_event_gcal_link_parameters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Use These Snippets:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Add the snippets to your site using either of these methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n