Title: RSVPMaker not showing Draft events
Last modified: January 31, 2026

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# RSVPMaker not showing Draft events

 *  Resolved [RottenSod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rottensod/)
 * (@rottensod)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rsvpmaker-not-showing-draft-events/)
 * When I duplicate an event, the new event is created as a “draft”. I am unable
   to view these draft events.
   I have stripped the site down by disabling all non-
   relevant plugins and changing themes.I have followed all the suggested “steps”,
   but no matter what I have tried, draft events remain hidden. I have looked at
   the database using PHPMyAdmin in an attempt to “publish” or delete them, but 
   I don’t see these events anywhere. Can anyone please help me locate them or suggest
   reasons they go missing?

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 *  Plugin Author [davidfcarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidfcarr/)
 * (@davidfcarr)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rsvpmaker-not-showing-draft-events/#post-18805034)
 * It sounds like you’re using an external plugin or utility to create these duplicates,
   which is creating a new copy in the post table but without assigning an event
   date record in the rsvpmaker_event table. What would work better is to create
   an event template for each event that you want to create multiple copies of. 
   In the RSVPMaker posts listing, you should see Copy to New Template as one of
   the options displayed when you hover your mouse over the title. Or you could 
   go to Event Templates, one of the submenus under RSVP Events on the admin dashboard,
   and click Add New to create one from scratch.
 * An Event Template is an internal document not associated with any particular 
   date, although it can be associated with a recurring schedule like First Tuesday
   or Every Friday at a certain time, allowing the system to calculate the related
   dates. If there’s no regular schedule for the event type, you can leave the schedule
   as “Varies” and just specify the specific date or dates when you create events.
 *  Plugin Author [davidfcarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidfcarr/)
 * (@davidfcarr)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rsvpmaker-not-showing-draft-events/#post-18805050)
 * See this [documentation](https://rsvpmaker.com/knowledge-base/add-an-event-template/)
   for more on event templates.

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 * Last reply from: [davidfcarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidfcarr/)
 * Last activity: [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rsvpmaker-not-showing-draft-events/#post-18805050)
 * Status: resolved