limit category next event

add_filter('em_category_output_placeholder','my_em_mod_category',1,3);
function my_em_mod_category($replace, $EM_Category, $result){

	switch( $result ){
	case '#_CATEGORYNEXTEVENTS':
		$events = EM_Events::get( array('category'=>$EM_Category->term_id, 'scope'=>'future', 'limit'=>10, 'recurring'=>1) );
		if ( count($events) > 0 ){
			foreach($events as $event){
				$recurring_events .= $event->output(get_option('dbem_category_event_list_item_format'));
			}
		}

		$events = EM_Events::get( array('category'=>$EM_Category->term_id, 'scope'=>'future', 'limit'=>10, 'hide_recurring'=>1) );
		if ( count($events) > 0 ){
			foreach($events as $event){
				$other_events .= $event->output(get_option('dbem_category_event_list_item_format'));
			}
			$replace = get_option('dbem_category_event_list_item_header_format');
			$replace .= $recurring_events.$other_events;
			$replace .= get_option('dbem_category_event_list_item_footer_format');

		}

		break;
	}
	return $replace;
}

add_filter('em_events_get_default_search','my_em_styles_get_default_search_hide_recurr',1,2);
function my_em_styles_get_default_search_hide_recurr($searches, $array){
    if( !empty($array['hide_recurring']) ){
        $searches['hide_recurring'] = $array['hide_recurring'];
    }
    return $searches;
}

add_filter('em_events_get','my_em_hide_recurr',1,2);
function my_em_hide_recurr($events, $args){
    if( !empty($args['hide_recurring']) && is_numeric($args['hide_recurring']) ){
        foreach($events as $event_key => $EM_Event){
            if ( !empty($EM_Event->recurrence_id) ){
                unset($events[$event_key]);
            }
        }
    }
    return $events;
}