Show actual date of the event in widget and not the current date

[explorer]

Hi,

Apparently it is by design that the calendar widget shows the current date in the icon if an event already started. How can I chance the the calendar listing to show only the actual start date of the event.

Thanks for your help

[Geoff]

Hey @explorer–nice to see you again and hope all is well. 🙂

Yes, it should be possible to show the start date of the event rather than the current date for ongoing events that are currently taking place.

There is this code in the pro/widgets/modules/single-event.php file:

<div class="list-date">
<span class="list-dayname"><?php echo apply_filters( 'tribe-mini_helper_tribe_events_ajax_list_dayname', date_i18n( 'D', $postDate ), $postDate, $mini_cal_event_atts['class'] ); ?></span>
<span class="list-daynumber"><?php echo apply_filters( 'tribe-mini_helper_tribe_events_ajax_list_daynumber', date_i18n( 'd', $postDate ), $postDate, $mini_cal_event_atts['class'] ); ?></span>
</div>

You override that template (more on that in our Themer’s Guide) and change the $postDate variables to $start_date and that should give you the date you’re looking for.

Let me know if that helps do the trick!

Geoff

 

[explorer]

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[Geoff]

My apologies there! This should work instead:

 <div class="list-date">
<span class="list-dayname"><?php echo apply_filters( 'tribe-mini_helper_tribe_events_ajax_list_dayname', tribe_get_start_date( $id, false, 'D', false ), $mini_cal_event_atts['class'] ); ?></span>
<span class="list-daynumber"><?php echo apply_filters( 'tribe-mini_helper_tribe_events_ajax_list_daynumber', tribe_get_start_date( $id, false, 'd', false ), $mini_cal_event_atts['class'] ); ?></span>
</div>

Sorry for the confusion! I just used this on my own test site and got the correct start date for current events that start on an earlier date. 🙂

Cheers!
Geoff

[explorer]

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[Geoff]

Hmm, shoot. I thought that would do the trick. In fact, it still continues to work on my test site (screenshot).

Can you perhaps share the code for your pro/widgets/modules/single-event.php template override so I can see if there are any differences between what we have in there? You can share that in a Gist and I can compare it from there.

Thanks!
Geoff

[explorer]

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[Geoff]

Thanks for the code!

Here’s the template I’m working with. Does it work for you like it is for me?

Thanks!
Geoff

[explorer]

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[Geoff]

That is very strange!

Quick question: does the same thing happen if you switch to a default WordPress theme and make the template override there?

Just want to see if there’s a difference in the themes we’re using.

Thanks!
Geoff

[explorer]

Hi Geoff,

If I switch to the default theme, the dates are correct. So it seems something of the code is not working together nicely with our theme.

Best
Felix

[Geoff]

Oh shoot, sorry about that! It’s pretty tough for me to pinpoint what could be throwing it off on the theme-level, but I’d be happy to answer any questions as best I can!

Cheers,
Geoff

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