Default to first event on Month View

[Chris]

Using Events Calendar Pro, I’m looking to have the Month view of the calendar default to the first month there is an event, not the current month. So if it is currently May, and my next even isn’t until September, I’d like the Month view to default to September. Is this possible?

[Andras]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for going PRO and reaching out!

It is possible to change the default view of the calendar, however it influences all views, not only the month view.

Check out this knowledgebase article for the details.

Let me know if this is of any use or if you need some more help.

Cheers,
Andras

[Andras]

Hi again Chris,

I reached out to my colleagues and got a fast response. Try this snippet, just copy-paste this code in your functions.php file (Appearance > Editor > choose functions.php on the right side):


/*
* In month view the month with the first upcoming event is shown
*/
add_action( 'tribe_events_pre_get_posts', 'fast_forward_month_view' );
function fast_forward_month_view( $query ) {
// Don't interfere with other month views (like mini-cal)
if ( ! $query->is_main_query() ) return;
// Don't interfere outside of month view
if ( 'month' !== $query->get( 'eventDisplay' ) ) return;

// Get the first upcoming event (bail if there is none)
$upcoming = tribe_get_events( array( 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'eventDisplay' => 'list' ) );
if ( empty( $upcoming ) ) return;

// Set month view to the first upcoming event
if ( ! $query->get( 'eventDate' ) ) $query->set( 'eventDate', $upcoming[0]->EventStartDate );
}


Share the results with me.

Cheers,
Andras

[Chris]

This worked great. Thank you!

[Andras]

Hey Chris,

I’m super happy this helped.

I am going to go ahead and close this ticket, but if you need help on this or something else, feel free to open a new one.

Cheers,
Andras

[Andras]

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