# Demo Setup: Events Search – Events Manager
This tutorial will guide you through all the steps to re-create the [Events Search Demo](https://ajaxsearchpro.com/events-search-and-filter/) example when using the [Events Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/) plugin. This tutorial is also available for the [The Events Calendar](/miscellaneous/tutorials/demo-setup-events-search-the-events-calendar.md) plugin users.
## Prerequesites
All you need is a search instance created (working search bar). If you don’t know what that is, check out: [Ajax Search Pro Documentation – Getting Started](https://documentation.ajaxsearchpro.com/getting-started)
## Configuration
Follow the steps below to recreate the exact same layout as seen on the demo.
### Step 1 – Choosing the Event post type to search
Under the *General Options -> Sources* panel, choose the **Events (event)** custom post type. In the demo setup we use nothing else, but that post type.
### Step 2 (optional) – Loading the theme
Any theme will work with this tutorial – the demo example uses the Underline Blue Vertical. To load that theme, go to the *Theme Options* panel and choose it from the list.
### Step 3 – Filters box visibility
Under the *Frontend search settings -> General* panel change the following options:
* *Show search settings switch on the frontend?* (optional) – OFF
* *Set the search settings to visible by default?* – ON
* *Search settings position* – Block or Custom
* *Column Layout* – Column
### Step 4 – Event date filters
The Event Manager plugin stores the event dates in a datetime format in the **\_event\_start** and **\_event\_end** custom fields.
Lets make both of the date filters under the *Frontend Search Settings -> Custom Fields* panel. Use the screenshots below as reference on how to create them.
### Step 5 – Location filter (optional + custom code)
The Event Manager plugin stores the Locations ins a custom database table, but their API is very professional, thus it is possible to use it to get the locations as well.
First, let’s make a custom field filter on the **\_location\_id** custom field, which stores the ID to the locations.
* Custom field: *\_location\_id*
* Type: *Dropdown*
* Dropdown values:
This will get the location IDs, but we need the titles as well on the front-end. For that, a custom code is required.
[What is this, and where do I put this custom code?](/safe-coding-guideline.md)
```php
add_filter('asp_pre_get_front_filters', 'asp_locations_pre_get_front_filters', 10, 2);
function asp_locations_pre_get_front_filters($filters, $type) {
if ( $type == 'custom_field' ) {
foreach ($filters as $k => $filter) {
if ( $filter->data['field'] == '_location_id' && class_exists('EM_Locations') ) {
$location_ids = array();
$select_all = false;
foreach ( $filter->get() as $kk=>$item ) {
if ( $item->value == '' ) {
$select_all = $item->label;
} else if ( is_numeric($item->value) ) {
$location_ids[] = $item->value;
}
}
$filter->remove();
$locations = EM_Locations::get( array('location'=>array_unique($location_ids)) );
$locarr = array();
if ( is_array($locations) && count($locations) > 0 ) {
foreach ( $locations as $loc ) {
if ( isset($locarr[$loc->location_town]) ) {
$locarr[$loc->location_town] .= '::' . $loc->location_id;
} else {
$locarr[$loc->location_town] = $loc->location_id;
}
}
if ( $select_all !== false ) {
$filter->add(array(
'value' => '',
'label' => $select_all,
));
}
ksort($locarr);
foreach ( $locarr as $key => $loc ) {
if ( !empty($key) && !empty($loc) )
$filter->add(array(
'value' => $loc,
'label' => $key,
));
}
}
$filters[$k] = $filter;
}
}
}
return $filters;
}
```
### Step 6 – Event Category filter
The Event Category is a taxonomy, so it is time to create a taxonomy term filter as well. Go to the *Frontend Search Settings -> Categories & Taxonomy Terms* panel and choose the *tribes\_event – tribe\_events\_cat* taxonomy, then drag the ‘Use all..’ option to use all of them.
### Step 7 – Date in results content
Under the *Advanced Options -> Content* panel, look for the **Advanced Description Field** option.
This field can be used to display custom field values within the results content, using the {field\_name} syntax. For more detailed intofmation, please check the [Advanced Title and Description field Documentation](https://documentation.ajaxsearchpro.com/advanced-options/advanced-title-and-description-fields).
Enter this value there to have the exact same layout as the demo:
That is it. After saving the options and placing the search shortcode somewhere on your site, you should be seeing the same search layout as seen on the demo page.
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