# Network Events

**Status**: Active/Authoritative
**Last Updated**: March 12, 2025
**Scope**: Main project documentation

A specialized community events platform for trainers using The Events Calendar suite.

## Description

Network Events is a WordPress plugin that extends The Events Calendar suite to create a specialized platform for trainers. It provides a custom user role for trainers, registration and login forms, a trainer dashboard, and event management capabilities.

## Features

- Custom user role for HVAC trainers
- Trainer registration and login
- Trainer dashboard
- Event creation and management
- Event summary and reporting
- Attendee management
- Email communication with attendees
- Integration with The Events Calendar suite

## Requirements

### WordPress Environment
- WordPress 5.9 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher

### Required Plugins (Pre-installed on Production)
All required plugins are automatically synced from production during development environment setup:

1. The Events Calendar Suite:
   - The Events Calendar (6.10.2+)
   - Events Calendar Pro (7.4.2+)
   - Event Tickets (5.19.3+)
   - Event Tickets Plus (6.2.0+)
   - Community Events (4.10.0+)

2. Additional Plugins (present on the Upskill HVAC Website):
   - Spectra Pro (2.0.0+)
   - Premium Starter Templates (4.4.14+)
   - Essential Blocks (5.3.2+)


## License

Copyright (c) 2025 Teal Maker Consulting

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. You may NOT assume that you can use any other version of the GPL.

## Credits

Developed by Teal Maker Consulting
