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Filtering on Events web part
It would be great to get the same filtering options for the Events web part in SharePoint modern as you get in the News web part. This would really help to be able to quickly show targeted events across different pages.
Is this a development possibility?
Yes, the Events web part supports very basic Category filtering, and Microsoft has not announced any plan to add advanced filtering.
To use Category filtering today, you can set up a simple metadata‑based model:
- The Events list already includes a Category column; you can add more options in this column from List Settings
- Tag each event with the Category value that matches the page where it should appear.
- On each page, configure the Events web part to filter by that Category.
Example:
- Events Web Part on Page A → Properties → Category equals “A”
- Events Web Part on Page B → Properties → Category equals “B”
This gives you basic targeted events, but not the advanced filtering options available in the News web part.
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Yes, the Events web part supports very basic Category filtering, and Microsoft has not announced any plan to add advanced filtering.
To use Category filtering today, you can set up a simple metadata‑based model:
- The Events list already includes a Category column; you can add more options in this column from List Settings
- Tag each event with the Category value that matches the page where it should appear.
- On each page, configure the Events web part to filter by that Category.
Example:
- Events Web Part on Page A → Properties → Category equals “A”
- Events Web Part on Page B → Properties → Category equals “B”
This gives you basic targeted events, but not the advanced filtering options available in the News web part.
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That's a shame. Using basic Category filtering isn't an option here, as the events are already in a broader category ('Webinar') which is used for a web part elsewhere on the site, but also needs to be filtered by a narrower category on this page.
Usually we would use date ranges as a workaround, but in this case there are other webinars of a different subcategory on the same page, so we can't filter down to only the type of webinar that we want to show.
I think advanced filtering for the Events web part would be a really useful tool!
Yes, I understand. Could you please upvote and add your feedback here so that Microsoft can review this request:
Enable multiple categories in the Events tab · Community
Events Web Part Filters · Community
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