Title: Bars vs Circles
Last modified: April 22, 2026

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# Bars vs Circles

 *  [HABalloonist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artoffourcorners/)
 * (@artoffourcorners)
 * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bars-vs-circles/)
 * I am using the Events Calendar on a website but I prefer the “Bars” look rather
   than the Circles. The Circles is to difficult to see and if there are several
   events on a single day you can not click on a single event. You click on the “
   Day” and you get all the events for the day. This is not what I want.
 * The other issue I am having is that when I enter the script as a text for the
   calendar the bars do not show well on a small (phone) screen. The events run 
   off of the phone screen.
 * The look I like has been attained by adding this script to a text box on the 
   page. (This is the first calendar on the above page).
 * [events_calendar long_events=”1″ calendar_size=”small” limit=”5″ has_search=”
   1″ scope=”all”]
 * The second calendar on the page is a widget. It is the one that has the Circles
   on the events and not the colored bars. While this calendar appears well on a
   small screen (phone) the events are super difficult to see and not listed individually.
 * I am using events calendar version 6.4.7.3. I know this is a super old version
   BUT it is the only version where I can get a calendar that has the Bars instead
   of the circles. I do not know why but every time I have updated the Events Calendar
   version I can NEVER get it to display the events as a bar across the date instead
   of the incredibly hard to see circles.
 * [https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/MC-Bars.jpeg](https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/MC-Bars.jpeg)
 * [https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/MC-Circles.jpg](https://greaterorlandoballoonrides.com/image/MC-Circles.jpg)
 * I placed a calendar in the side bar on that page as well but I have no idea how
   to get the calendar to show Bars instead of Circles.
 * Thank you for your help.
 * Jeff
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