Change the default start/end time for new Community events

[Sean]

We are using the code from your Change the default start/end time for new events article and it works great within the WP-admin! However, it doesn’t appear this has any effect on the Community Event’s Submit an Event form. Would you be able to share how this snippet can be modified to apply to that product as well? Thanks!

[Nico]

Hi Karly,

Glad to help you once again here 🙂

To change the start and end times of the community events submission template:

add_action( 'tribe_community_events_form_start_time_selector', 'comm_default_start_time', 10, 2 );
function comm_default_start_time( $output, $event_id ) {

if ( !$event_id ) {

$new_time = strtotime( 'today 5pm' );

$start_date = tribe_event_format_date( $new_time, true, Tribe__Events__Date_Utils::DBDATETIMEFORMAT );

$start_minutes = Tribe__Events__View_Helpers::getMinuteOptions( $start_date, true );
$start_hours = Tribe__Events__View_Helpers::getHourOptions( $is_all_day == 'yes' ? null : $start_date, true );
$start_meridian = Tribe__Events__View_Helpers::getMeridianOptions( $start_date, true );

$output = '';
$output .= sprintf( '<select name="EventStartHour">%s</select>', $start_hours );
$output .= sprintf( '<select name="EventStartMinute">%s</select>', $start_minutes );
if ( ! tribe_community_events_use_24hr_format() ) {
$output .= sprintf( '<select name="EventStartMeridian">%s</select>', $start_meridian );
}
}

return $output;
}

add_action( 'tribe_community_events_form_end_time_selector', 'comm_default_end_time', 10, 2 );
function comm_default_end_time( $output, $event_id ) {

if ( !$event_id ) {

$new_time = strtotime( 'today 7pm' );

$start_date = tribe_event_format_date( $new_time, true, Tribe__Events__Date_Utils::DBDATETIMEFORMAT );

$start_minutes = Tribe__Events__View_Helpers::getMinuteOptions( $start_date, true );
$start_hours = Tribe__Events__View_Helpers::getHourOptions( $is_all_day == 'yes' ? null : $start_date, true );
$start_meridian = Tribe__Events__View_Helpers::getMeridianOptions( $start_date, true );

$output = '';
$output .= sprintf( '<select name="EventStartHour">%s</select>', $start_hours );
$output .= sprintf( '<select name="EventStartMinute">%s</select>', $start_minutes );
if ( ! tribe_community_events_use_24hr_format() ) {
$output .= sprintf( '<select name="EventStartMeridian">%s</select>', $start_meridian );
}
}

return $output;
}


Include this snippet in your functions.php file and change the value for $new_time inside both functions. That should do the trick for you!

Please give it a try and let me know,
Best,
Nico

[Sean]

Hi again Nico,

This is exactly what I needed and it works perfectly. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. Hopefully this will help others who want to change the start/end time on Community Events as well 🙂

Have a great day!

[Nico]

Stocked to hear Karly!

Have a great day yourself 🙂

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