Title: Frontend database config
Last modified: October 27, 2021

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# Frontend database config

 *  Resolved [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/)
 * Hello, So first of all thanks to Franky for what seems to be a very useful, thoughtful
   and extensive plugin and documentation.
    I am quite new to wordpress and still
   struggling with many things so forgive me if the question is dumb.
 * I think I have figured out a little bit of the backend side of EME, at least 
   enough to create events and display them on a wordpress page.
    Now I am trying
   to understand how to create a form on that page so that users can create and 
   add basic events to the page. I installed Events made easy frontend submit and
   insterted the code on the page but it seems my database isn’t configured and 
   I have no idea where to start with that. If you could point me to the right documentation
   that would be awesome. The website is meant to be a simple website for my family
   to organize holidays in the summer house, so basically, for every member to be
   able to input the dates at which they plan to come just to have an overview of
   how many people will be there and when.
 * Many Thanks in advance.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffrontend-database-config%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15011266)
 * I’m not sure I understand what you mean with “my database isn’t configured”. 
   EMEFS uses the regular EME database tables, nothing extra.
    For EMEFS settings:
   go in your wordpress Settings menu and select the submenu “EME Frontend Submit”.
   For EMEFS doc: read the FAQ at [https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-made-easy-frontend-submit/#description](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-made-easy-frontend-submit/#description)
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15011782)
 * Thank you that was super helpful, I managed to create the frontend form and to
   generate events from it.
 * Now I am looking into two things that I cannot figure out :
    1- Remove some fields
   from the frontend form (all information about the location, URL, email body, 
   and if possible description and category) basically I just need the event name,
   start day and end day (hours aren’t necessary). I understand this can maybe be
   made from the command lines EMEFS::field(‘xxx’) But I’m not sure where to type
   this command line (I tried on the wordpress page directly, but didn’t work) should
   that happen in the form.php file ?
 * 2- how to display the list of events with only the events names, and not the 
   dates OR with the events names and the dates including end date.
 * Thank you again,
    Roman
 *  Plugin Author [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012001)
 * 1: read the first FAQ answer “How/where do I change the form layout?”
    2: Read
   up on the EME usage: [https://www.e-dynamics.be/wordpress/category/documentation/3-installation-and-usage/](https://www.e-dynamics.be/wordpress/category/documentation/3-installation-and-usage/)
   ==> use [eme_events] on a normal wp page with custom created template that contains
   the layout you want per event. See [https://www.e-dynamics.be/wordpress/category/documentation/6-shortcodes/eme_events/](https://www.e-dynamics.be/wordpress/category/documentation/6-shortcodes/eme_events/)
   and for the placeholders you can use in the templates for events: [https://www.e-dynamics.be/wordpress/category/documentation/7-placeholders/7-2-events/](https://www.e-dynamics.be/wordpress/category/documentation/7-placeholders/7-2-events/)
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012383)
 * Thank you very much, may I suggest adding this to the FAQ :
    In order to modify
   the form appearing by default on the frontend submission, you need to edit (or
   replace) the form.php file located in wp-content/plugins/events-made-easy-frontend-
   submit/templates/ ( <= this directory wasn’t in the FAQ)
 * In spite of my non existent php skills, I managed to delete the parts that I 
   didn’t need and now the frontend form looks the way I wanted it. forgive my poor
   skills I think I’m on the right track. I now would like to edit the event list
   template. I have read the documentation but am still unable to figure out where
   this template file is located… any hint ?
    The documentation is quite extensive
   and seems very well made but as a constructive comment I think it is out of reach
   for many people who have very little coding skills (in spite of having two engineering
   degrees here). Nonetheless I highly appreciate the gift you are making the community
   with this plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012414)
 * Hi,
    the faq (first entry) explains the location of the form.php file, but since
   you’re new in wp you’r falling into the trap of many others: you’re changing 
   something inside the plugin dir. This is not recommended, as upon the next plugin
   update, you’ll lose your changes. I’ve added this to the first FAQ entry:
 *     ```
             If you want to change the layout (the default most probably won't suit you), copy this file in e.g. WP UPLOAD DIR/events-made-easy-frontend-submit/ and change the content there.
             Don't change the default file in the templates subdir, it will get overwritten upon the next plugin update.
       ```
   
 * Concerning your second question: EME works with templates, but those are not 
   files but content you create in the “Templates” submeny of EME itself. Once you’ve
   created the template, you can then take the template id and use that as a parameter
   for [eme_events]. E.g.: [eme_events template_id=3] . The doc on eme_events contains
   all info on the parameters and examples too.
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012462)
 * 1- Thank you, I think the reason I went there is that I found nothing in any 
   of the other directories that were described in the FAQ. I was able to find some
   folders named ‘Events made Easy’, but no folders named ‘Events made Easy frontend
   submit’ so I started looking everywhere and found this folder there in the plugin
   directory.
    One thing that I might have missed is where the WP UPLOAD DIR is…
   I assumed that was the root of my WordPress folder, but then again no trace of
   a folder named ‘events-made-easy-frontend-submit’ there…
 * 2- Thank you, this helps me understand better, I think I will manage this part
   now
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012478)
 * P.S : the directory called wp content/uploads also doesn’t contain a folder named‘
   events made easy frontend submit’
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012511)
 * So I assume it is safe to copy the form.php file that was in the plugin directory
   into ./wp-content/themes/your-current-theme/events-made-easy/ right ?
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012514)
 * nevermind there is no such folder as ‘events made easy’ in /wp-content/themes/
   your-current-theme/
    So it’s really a mystery
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15012599)
 * Oh I think I get it, I have to create the directory myself…
 *  Plugin Author [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15013103)
 * Indeed 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15014277)
 * Thank you, thanks to your explanations, this is a huge success !
 * Do you know if there is a way for users to delete an event they created directly
   from the frontend page ?
 *  Plugin Author [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15015187)
 * That is only possible from the backend. I try to avoid duplicating every backend
   functionality to the frontend …
 *  Thread Starter [romanwisz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romanwisz/)
 * (@romanwisz)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-database-config/#post-15015513)
 * That’s probably not a bad idea… once again thanks for the help !

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