Change default start/end times

yes, that’s possible. you need to modify this templates

– wp-content/plugins/events-manager/templates/forms/event/when-with-recurring.php
– wp-content/plugins/events-manager/templates/forms/event/when.php
– wp-content/plugins/events-manager/templates/forms/event/recurring-when.php

then add new conditions on event_start_time and event_end_time value field

to use templates: https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/using-template-files/

How do I “add new conditionals on event_start_time and event_end time value fields”?

I’ve already moved the files as directed to use templates, but I’m not sure how to do above.

Thanks in advance!

something like

<?php echo date( $hours_format, ( !empty($EM_Event->start) ? $EM_Event->start:'07:30'  ) ); ?>

No combination of this is working, and at one point, if I didn’t put a time down for an event, it would put it at 7:30.

Essentially, I need to create blackout times. Office is open from 10-6, you don’t want people scheduling things at 7.

you need to change these bits so that you have a default time if not set:

name="event_start_time" value="<?php echo date( $hours_format, $EM_Event->start ); ?>"

another alternative is hooking into the em_event action and change $EM_Event->start and $EM_Event->event_start_time if it’s a new event (meaning no $EM_Event->event_id).

You’d need some php experience to do any of the above really… but maybe changing angelonwl’s snippet to this may help:

<?php echo date( $hours_format, ( !empty($EM_Event->start) ? $EM_Event->start:'07:30' ) ); ?>