Title: Filter settings in widget
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Filter settings in widget

 *  Resolved [Piechowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/piechowski/)
 * (@piechowski)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/)
 * Where can one find some explanations on how to set the filter in the widget; 
   e.g. how to include events from specific categories or even say all but deselect
   a certain category.
 * Also, as a suggestion, would it be possible to develop a selection list for the
   widget similar to the event description page where the respective category(yes)
   to be included can be selected by selection boxes.
    Thanks in advance, Klaus
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/event-list/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/event-list/)

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 *  Plugin Author [mibuthu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mibuthu/)
 * (@mibuthu)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/#post-5251633)
 * Category filter isn’t included in the widget yet.
    But I will include it in one
   of the next version.
 *  Thread Starter [Piechowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/piechowski/)
 * (@piechowski)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/#post-5251634)
 * > Category filter isn’t included in the widget yet.
 * Thanks for your swift reply.
    However, the widget already shows a category filter
   which currently is set to “All”. Question hence is, can one exclude a specific
   category by adding it with a minus? Or should one mention all categories to be
   included? If so, how should one include the categories and/or separate them? 
   Thanks in advance, Klaus
 *  Plugin Author [mibuthu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mibuthu/)
 * (@mibuthu)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/#post-5251635)
 * Sorry, I think I didn’t know my own plugin :-).
 * Have a look at the “Category Filter” tooltip:
 * > This attribute specifies the categories of which events are shown. The standard
   > is ‘all’ or an empty string to show all events. Specify a category slug or 
   > a list of category slugs to only show events of the specified categories. See
   > description of the shortcode attribute “cat_filter” for detailed info about
   > all possibilities.
 * An exclude of a specific category is not possible at the moment, but I can add
   this on my todo list, probably I can add something like that in the future.
 *  Thread Starter [Piechowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/piechowski/)
 * (@piechowski)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/#post-5251636)
 * Thanks, I will have a deeper look into this as so far I couldn’t find such tooltips.
 * As suggested, please consider to develop a selection list for the widget similar
   to the event description page where the respective category(ies) created are 
   made visible and can be selected by selection boxes for easy inclusion. This 
   would prevent switching again and again between pages to remember the codes for
   the categories.
 * Rational is, that e.g. the widget shall show only certain public events while
   internal member pages can present events including the internal ones for a given
   internal organization – or department.
    Thanks, Klaus.
 *  Thread Starter [Piechowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/piechowski/)
 * (@piechowski)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/#post-5251638)
 * Thanks for your hint with the tooltips on the “about” page – where I wouldn’t
   have expected them.
    So, combining the categories with a simple “,” without spaces(
   e.g. “cat1,cat3,cat5”) does the job. Nevertheless, a better selection method 
   as suggested is highly appreciated. Thanks, Klaus

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-settings-in-widget/#post-5251638)
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