Miramedia Event Manager for TEDx

Miramedia Event Manager for TEDx is a powerful WordPress plugin designed specifically for TEDx event organizers. It provides a complete solution for managing your TEDx event website with custom post types, taxonomies, and beautiful Gutenberg blocks.

Key Features:

• Three Custom Post Types:

  • Talks – Manage TEDx presentations with YouTube integration
  • People – Track speakers, team members, and volunteers
  • Companies – Showcase sponsors and partner organizations

• Custom Gutenberg Blocks:

  • People Showcase – Display team members, speakers, or volunteers
  • Talks Showcase – Feature talks filtered by year
  • Companies Showcase – Highlight sponsors and partners with logos

• Advanced Filtering:

  • Filter people by type (speakers, team, volunteers)
  • Filter talks by year
  • Filter companies by type (sponsors, partners)
  • Display options: 3, 6, 9, 12, or ALL items
  • Random ordering option for varied displays

• Beautiful Grid Layouts:

  • Responsive 3-column grid for optimal viewing
  • Smart 2-logo centering for visual balance
  • Mobile-optimized single-column layout
  • Hover effects and smooth transitions

• REST API Endpoints:

  • Custom filtered endpoints for efficient data retrieval
  • /wp/v2/companies-filtered – Get companies by type
  • /wp/v2/people-filtered – Get people by type
  • /wp/v2/talks-filtered – Get talks by year

• Shortcodes:

  • [tedx_youtube] – Embed YouTube videos from talk metadata
  • [tedx_speaker] – Display speaker information on talk pages

• Editor Experience:

  • Live preview in Gutenberg editor
  • Display logos and images in admin
  • Intuitive dropdown menus for filtering
  • Custom “Miramedia” block category

Technical Details

Custom Post Types:
* talk – TEDx Talks
* person – People (speakers, team, volunteers)
* company – Companies (sponsors, partners)

Custom Taxonomies:
* talk_year – Organize talks by year
* person_type – Categorize people by role
* company_type – Categorize companies by relationship

REST API Endpoints:
* /wp/v2/talk_year – Get all talk years
* /wp/v2/person_type – Get all person types
* /wp/v2/company_type – Get all company types
* /wp/v2/talks-filtered?talk_year={id}&per_page={n} – Filtered talks
* /wp/v2/people-filtered?person_type={id}&per_page={n} – Filtered people
* /wp/v2/companies-filtered?company_type={id}&per_page={n} – Filtered companies

Gutenberg Blocks:
* miramedia/people-showcase – Display people with filters
* miramedia/talks-showcase – Display talks with filters
* miramedia/companies-showcase – Display companies with filters

Shortcodes:
* [tedx_youtube] – Embed YouTube video from post meta
* [tedx_speaker] – Display linked speaker info

Support

For support, please visit Miramedia or submit an issue on GitHub.

Credits

Developed by Dominic Johnson / Miramedia for the TEDx community.