Title: Problem Adding Events to Header Menu
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Problem Adding Events to Header Menu

 *  Resolved [CheapSkateMom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cheapskatemom/)
 * (@cheapskatemom)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-events-to-header-menu/)
 * I emailed support and was asked to post this issue in the forum, so here goes:
 * I’m in the process of setting up the free version of Events Calendar on a new
   site at [http://www.live-in-clarksville.com](http://www.live-in-clarksville.com)
   which will be used by local musicians to list upcoming live performances and 
   venues. I plan on implementing the pro-version to enable the recurring events
   option and the other community plug-in I noticed to allow others to post events
   after I get the free version working properly. By the way, is there any way to
   allow others to post events without the paid add-on?
 * I’m trying to follow your tutorial perfectly and had no problems with the initial
   steps. When I got to this part, [http://tri.be/finding-your-events-adding-them-to-the-menu/](http://tri.be/finding-your-events-adding-them-to-the-menu/)
   a problem surfaced. In particular, this part of the tutorial:
 *  On your site’s backend, navigate to Appearance –> Menus.
    In the middle column,
   scroll down until you see an option for “Events.” You’ll notice that underneath
   it are other event-related metaboxes: Venues, Organizers, and Event Categories.
   You can add any of the above to your menus by just clicking the checkbox next
   to them and hitting “Add to Menu.” They’ll as a result appear in the list of 
   menu items in the right-hand column.
 * On my site the option for ‘events’ is not highlighted and there are no event-
   related metaboxes to choose from. Would that be an installation error on my part?
   I’m using the 2011 WP theme and since I just installed it on the site I haven’t
   added anything besides the events calendar. I’ve attached a screenshot of what
   my Appearance – Menus page looks like. (couldn’t attach the screenshot to this
   post so hopefully you’ll know what I’m referring to).
 * Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/the-events-calendar/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/the-events-calendar/)

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 *  [Rob La Gatta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roblagatta/)
 * (@roblagatta)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-events-to-header-menu/#post-3251152)
 * Hi CheapSkateMom. Thanks for the post here and for explaining your issue. Happy
   to help you out best I can here.
 * Regarding your first question: you can implement Community + The Events Calendar
   without the paid PRO add-on; but as Community Events itself costs $, you’d need
   to at least purchase that.
 * On the actual core problem here: if I understand your note correctly, when you
   go to Appearance -> Menus, it looks like this ([http://d.pr/i/JlH3](http://d.pr/i/JlH3))?
   Let me know if I’m wrong there. Otherwise this is just a byproduct of the fact
   that no menus are yet configured. Create a new menu in that center column; save
   it; and the fields on the left should become clickable.
 * Let me know if I’m wrong there or if this isn’t the problem you’re facing. Cheers
   and thanks for your patience so far.

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/the-events-calendar/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2516440)
 * [The Events Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/)
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 * Last reply from: [Rob La Gatta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roblagatta/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-events-to-header-menu/#post-3251152)
 * Status: resolved