Title: Importing Event Start Date
Last modified: February 14, 2019

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# Importing Event Start Date

 *  Resolved [trying2understand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trying2understand/)
 * (@trying2understand)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-event-start-date/)
 * Hi,
 * I am using The Events Calendar (not The Events Calendar PRO). I have successfully
   imported a venue and an organiser but the event is giving me the error
    The following
   fields are required for a successful import Event Start Date
 * I have used the layout that I downloaded from the page:
    [https://support.theeventscalendar.com/969953-CSV-file-examples-for-importing](https://support.theeventscalendar.com/969953-CSV-file-examples-for-importing)
 * The Field Names in the text do not match the field names in the downloaded example
   CSV file. I have tried a field name of Start Date and Event Start Date – what
   does it want?
 * I have tried the START DATE in various formats and have been using 3rd March 
   to limit confusion. I have tried 03/03/2019, 3-3-2019, 3/3/2019 and others. I
   tried multiple entries with different formats but the first one failed and the
   others were ignored.
 * My Events General-> Settings show Use site-wide time zone everywhere.
 * The preview is showing the data as I would expect it
 * The file contains
    EVENT NAME,VENUE NAME,ORGANIZER NAME,EVENT START DATE,START
   TIME,END DATE etc…. Film Night,Regal Cinema,Mel Williams,2019-03-03,19:00:00,2019-
   03-03 etc…
 * What am I doing wrong?
 * Please help

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 *  [Ed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erishel/)
 * (@erishel)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-event-start-date/#post-11214477)
 * Hey there,
 * Thanks for reaching out 😄
 * What version of The Events Calendar are you using?
 * Can you send me a link to the CSV file you are importing?
 * Have you [Tested for Conflicts](https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/testing-for-conflicts/)?
 * Take care,
    Ed 🤟
 *  Thread Starter [trying2understand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trying2understand/)
 * (@trying2understand)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-event-start-date/#post-11226440)
 * Hi Ed,
 * Thanks for your reply. Sorry for the delay, I have been off line for a couple
   of days.
 * I installed The Events Calendar plug in last week so it is the most recent version.
 * I am new to this online forum stuff – where do I upload the csv file to so that
   I can send you a link?
 * Thanks for the Tested for Conflicts link, very interesting and useful. Do you
   use The Events calendar a lot? I had done a few searches and nothing had come
   up relating to dates. I am using the theme Divi and had no other plug-ins active.
   The fact that the venue and organiser files were uploading suggests that the 
   theme is allowing imports – I am aware that dates are notoriously troublesome
   as software can be temperamental on formats.
 * I’ll send a link if you could let me know what I need to do!!
 * Cheers,
 * Mel
 *  [Ed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erishel/)
 * (@erishel)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-event-start-date/#post-11267474)
 * Cool!
 * Yeah, I use all of our plugins in an array of capacities.
 * You can upload the file to any file sharing site like dropbox or Google Drive.
   Just make sure that the file is set to public so I can download it.
 * When you are getting ready to import, there is a preview that appears… Is the
   Event Start Date shown in the previewer? Sometimes it misreads the field and 
   you have to set that dropdown box to the correct field.
 * Take care,
    Ed 🤟
 *  [Ed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erishel/)
 * (@erishel)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-event-start-date/#post-11347638)
 * Hey there,
 * Since this topic has been inactive for a while, I’m going to mark it as resolved.
   Feel free to reply or create a new topic if you still need help.
 * Take care,
    Ed 🤘

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 * Last reply from: [Ed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erishel/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-event-start-date/#post-11347638)
 * Status: resolved