Event Meta

Displays event metadata: date, location, organizer, and price. Each field can be toggled independently. Only renders on canvas_event post type. It is shown in the block inserter as Event Meta and registered as canvas-core/event-meta.

Select the block on a page and its own settings open in the sidebar, in the panels below:

Settings

Each setting is named exactly as the block editor names it, followed by what it does and what it starts as. Where a setting carries a Shown when line, it stays hidden until that condition is met, which is the usual reason a setting looks missing from the sidebar:

Settings

• EventDefaultCurrent event (automatic)

  Leave on "Current event" inside the single-event template. Pick an event to show it on any other page.

  ChoicesCurrent event (automatic)Coastal Trail RunDesign Systems SummitIbiza: Full Moon Beach PartyMakers MeetupOpen Air Cinema NightPlant-Based Cooking DayProduct Leaders RoundtableRemote Teams LiveSpring Music Fest

• StyleDefaultDefinition List

  How the event details are presented: a plain run of labels and values in the flow of the page, or a boxed panel that stands apart from it. Several settings below apply to the box only.

  ChoicesDefinition ListInfo Box

• Box HeadingDefaultEvent Info

  Leave empty to render the box with no heading.

  Shown when Style is "Info Box"

• Box BackgroundDefaultWhite card

  Whether the box is drawn as a white card, or left clear so whatever sits behind it shows through.

  ChoicesWhite cardNone (inherit)Shown when Style is "Info Box"

• Box PaddingDefaultMedium

  How much room is held inside the box between its edge and the details.

  ChoicesSmallMediumLargeNone (empty)Shown when Style is "Info Box"

• Space BelowDefaultSmall

  The gap between the box and whatever follows it down the page.

  ChoicesNone (empty)SmallMediumLargeShown when Style is "Info Box"

• Link ColourDefaultDark text (light background)

  Use light when the box sits on a dark overlay.

  ChoicesDark text (light background)Light text (dark background)Shown when Style is "Info Box"

• Icon AlignmentDefaultMiddle of the row

  Where the icon sits beside its row. Choose the top for rows whose value runs to several lines, such as a long address.

  ChoicesMiddle of the rowTop of the rowShown when Style is "Info Box"

• Online Link LabelDefaultJoin Online

  Text of the link to the online event URL.

  Shown when Style is "Info Box"

• Show DateDefaultOn

  Includes the date and time row in the details.

• Show LocationDefaultOn

  Includes the venue row in the details.

• Show OrganizerDefaultOn

  Includes the row naming who is running the event.

• Show PriceDefaultOn

  Includes the price row in the details. Turn it off for a free event, or for one whose price is quoted elsewhere on the page.

Countdown

• Show Countdown RowDefaultOff

  Adds a live count of the time left before the event begins, at the foot of the box.

  Shown when Style is "Info Box"

• Countdown LabelDefaultTime Remaining

  The wording that names the countdown row.

  Shown when Show Countdown Row is on

• Counts Down ToDefaultEmpty

  Leave empty to count down to the event's own start date and time. A partial date (2027 or 2027-06) counts down to the start of that year or month.

  Shown when Show Countdown Row is on

• Countdown FormatDefaultdHM

  Which units are shown. Y=years, O=months, W=weeks, D=days, H=hours, M=minutes, S=seconds. Lowercase shows a unit only when non-zero.

  Shown when Show Countdown Row is on

• Divider Above CountdownDefaultOn

  Draws a short rule separating the countdown from the details above it.

  Shown when Show Countdown Row is on

Related

Every Canvas block also carries the Animation, Scroll Effects and Advanced panels, which are described in Controls every Canvas block has.

Other blocks in Events: Conference Programme, Event Archive Grid, Event Categories, Event Content, Event Date, Event Excerpt.