# Easily create Events categories using the Calendar and Events plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-events-categories-using-the-calendar-and-events-plugin/401309>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** events, categories\
**Created:** [May 15, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-events-categories-using-the-calendar-and-events-plugin/401309 "2026-05-15T22:58:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![martin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/martin/32/491371_2.png) [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-events-categories-using-the-calendar-and-events-plugin/401309/3 "2026-05-18T23:42:14Z")

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> [@putty](#):
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> It would be great to have the sidebar equivalent as an option as well.

Can you elaborate on this? Do you mean showing the upcoming events link in the sidebar? Or having an easier way to set up the sidebar for your site?

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