Title: Bars NOT Rings
Last modified: May 23, 2026

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# Bars NOT Rings

 *  [HABalloonist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artoffourcorners/)
 * (@artoffourcorners)
 * [10 hours, 18 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bars-not-rings/)
 * I have been using version 6.4.7.3 because it will display bars on my calendar.
   However the latest update on WordPress has corrupted the calendar adding a black
   box around the date. See [https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Black-Box.jpg](https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Black-Box.jpg)
 * I have been using the 6.4.7.3 version because I can NOT get any future updates
   to display the bars on the dates and not the Circles. We have many different 
   categories of event types. When looking at a calendar with the colored circles
   SEE: [https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Events-Clear.jpg](https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Events-Clear.jpg)
 * It is very difficult to understand just what event types (categories) are scheduled
   for a day with the colored circles. [https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Event-Circles.jpg](https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Event-Circles.jpg)
   This is why we like the bars and not the circles.
 * So, I have updated to the latest version of Events Manager (7.2.3.1) Can anyone
   tell me what short code I need to use to make the calendar display BARS for the
   event categories and NOT the circles and HOW DO I GET RIDE OF THE BLACK BOX around
   the date.
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 *  Thread Starter [HABalloonist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artoffourcorners/)
 * (@artoffourcorners)
 * [9 hours, 59 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bars-not-rings/#post-18916764)
 * OK.. I have figured out how to get the 7.2.3.1 version to display bars and not
   circles. I had this short code installed [events_calendar long_events=”1″ calendar_size
   =”large” limit=”3″ has_search=”1″ scope=”all”] All I had to do was remove the
   text (calendar_size=”large”) and POOF the circles became bars. Do you know how
   long I have had this issue. Since version 6.4.7.3!!!!
 * So on to the next issue. The Black Box and Bars over the event category bar!
   
   [https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Event-Black-Bar.jpg](https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/Event-Black-Bar.jpg)
   How do I get rid of that??

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