Create an Event with PHP

Try looking at the function importEventsCSV here: https://github.com/webaware/events-manager-import-export/blob/master/includes/class.EM_ImpExpImport.php

This might help you figure out how to create events with PHP.

In addition you can look here to see how to set the featured image:

https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/40301/how-do-i-set-a-featured-image-thumbnail-by-image-url-when-using-wp-insert-post

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by joneiseman.

Hi, we have created a new event using $event = new EM_Event(); but we can’t seem to send the event owner using $event->event_owner to create the event with another author. that’s possible?

Thanks.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by madtxema.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by madtxema.

You should set the post_author. The following should work (where $user_id is the user_id of the new author).

$arg = array(
    'ID' => $event->post_id,
    'post_author' => $user_id,
);
wp_update_post( $arg );

When you save the event it sets event_owner to the post_author (unless the author is a guest).

thanks, it has been very helpful.