How to identify recurring events using tribe_is_event

[Kelly]

Hey team. I’m trying to find a way to display if event is recurring and how many events there are that will recur. When a user searches the site, I’ve used the following code to let them know that it is an event:

<?php if ( tribe_is_event () ) { echo ‘Event’; } ?>

Can I use the same sort of logic to list recurring? In a perfect world, I’d like it to read something along the lines of “Event – 15 performances”

Thanks for your help 🙂

[Brook]

Howdy dotwongdotcom,

Detecting if an event is recurring is just as east. Simply use the function tribe_is_recurring_event().

Detecting how many events are in a series is not going to be easy. Something like the following would probably work:
$instances = get_post_meta( $event_id, '_EventRecurrence', true );
count( $instances );
But, you might have to fiddle with that to get it do what you need it to. That would include future and past events, and a few other caveats that may not help in your particular circumstance. In other words that exact code may not work, but I hope it helps get you started in the right direction.

Let me know if you have other questions or if I can clarify anything. Thanks!

– Brook

[Kelly]

Thanks again, Brook 🙂 That helps me get going. Cheers!

[Brook]

You are muey welcome.

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