Shortcodes not working – Solution?

[C.H.M.]

Dear Modern Tribe,

I tried to change some shortcodes to my needs but they do not work. Maybe it is just not possible, or do you have a working shortcode for me? Hopefully!

Shortcode 1:
[tribe_events_photo limit=”3″]
I want to show just 3 events (next to each other) on my homepage but want to show 9 events in my Events calendar.
I know I can set the events in my settings to 3 events per page and did that, but that is not what I want.
Working: http://webshop92.nl/actueel/evenementen/
Not working: http://webshop92.nl/actueel/evenementen-kalender/

Shortcode 2:
I used this code to display one event with a certain ID and that works:
http://webshop92.nl/individueel-vissen-forelvissen-vissen-op-zalmforel/#AnchorVissenEvents
[tribe_event_inline id=”120002″]
{url}{thumbnail}{/url}
{title:linked}
Datum: {start_date} – {end_date}
[/tribe_event_inline]
1) Is it possible to show not a certain ID, but the next upcoming event in the same full-width way?
2) Is it possible to show not a certain ID, but the next upcoming event in a specific category in the same full-width way?

Thanks in advance!

greetings, Chantal

[Geoff B.]

Good evening C.H.M. and welcome back!

Thank you for reaching out to us.
I would love to help you with this topic.

[tribe_events_photo limit=”3″]
I want to show just 3 events (next to each other) on my homepage but want to show 9 events in my Events calendar.

The limit parameter does not work with full view shortcodes for now. You can see that here: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/embedding-calendar-views-tribe_events-shortcode/

However, that does work with the widget shortcodes: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/pro-widget-shortcodes/

You could work around this by using a dedicated event category named something like “Top 3” and display the photo view with the category parameter.

Of course, that would require a bit of manual work on your end, but it could buy you some time.

1) Is it possible to show not a certain ID, but the next upcoming event in the same full-width way?

2) Is it possible to show not a certain ID, but the next upcoming event in a specific category in the same full-width way?

Most likely. But that would require some customization on your end.

Just to set expectations, the scope of our support is mostly to get our customers started on the right track and to help them in case of issues.

We unfortunately do not provide complete support for customization.

If you want to take a stab at that, you can read about how it works here: https://theeventscalendar.com/customizations/

If coding is not really your cup of tea, you could always hire one of our recommended customizers to do the customization for you.

Another radically different approach would be to use widget shortcodes for that purpose.

The reason I am bringing this up is because these can be customized too.
They already offer the next upcoming event functionality, including by category.

You would only need to work on the content displayed.

You might want to read our Themer’s guide to get a sense of how that works.

In other words, that would probably be an easier customization to achieve.

Best regards,

Geoff B.

[Support Droid]

Hey there! This thread has been pretty quiet for the last three weeks, so we’re going to go ahead and close it to avoid confusion with other topics. If you’re still looking for help with this, please do open a new thread, reference this one and we’d be more than happy to continue the conversation over there.

Thanks so much!
The Events Calendar Support Team

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