Required Fields and Child Theme

[Molly]

Hi. I am wanting to require Title, Description, Venue, Organizer and Event Start Date. I followed the directions to edit the functions.php file. I added the code below:

add_filter( 'tribe_events_community_required_fields', 'my_community_required_fields', 10, 1 );
 
function my_community_required_fields( $fields ) {
    $fields = array(
        'post_title',
        'post_content',
        'EventStartDate',
        'venue',
        'organizer',
    );
	 return $fields;
}

I am not able to get the code to work but I am using a child-theme so I’m wondering if that’s the issue? I would prefer to add this to the child-theme functions file so it won’t get over-written on theme upgrade.

I am doing something wrong?

Thanks!

[Jami]

Hi Molly,

Great idea to use a child theme. This is definitely the way to go if you’re planning on making customizations like this!

So I went and tested the function on my own child theme installation and it worked like a charm:

http://d.pr/i/14wDz

Can you try this on a default theme like Twenty Twelve? Here’s a child theme I’ve put together for that theme if you’d like to test it out there:

http://d.pr/f/1ivVv

I wonder if there may be a conflict in your current theme and switching to a default theme will help us determine that.

Kind Regards,
Jami

[Brian]

I am going to be taking over this thread from Jami so let me know if you need more help. Thanks

[Molly]

Hi. Going back to the theme I realized that they do not have it compatible with child themes. I made the changes to the parent theme and it worked!

Thanks!

[Brian]

I am glad to see you were able to figure it out.

I am going to go ahead and close this ticket. If you have a similar issue or another in the future, please do not hesitate to create a new ticket.

Thanks!

[Author]

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