tribe_get_start_date is returning creation date of event, not start date

[Chris]

I’m using the example code from tri.be to check to list the next upcoming event. But when I try to use echo tribe_get_start_date( $post->ID, false, ‘D. M j, Y’ ); to get the event date, it is returning the creation date of the event.

[Barry]

Hey Chris – which example code exactly and where are you using it? If it’s in a template, for instance, can you share the entire code for that template and let me know which template it is?

(Please don’t post code directly into the forum though! Use a service like Pastebin or Gist.)

Thanks!

[Chris]

Hi Barry
I’ve come to realize that the code is actually returning the current date, not the event creation date. The link on the date does not seem to be working, either.
I was trying to use the code located at https://theeventscalendar.com/support/documentation/the-events-calendar-template-tags-general-functions/#functiontribe_get_events. The pastebin link is http://pastebin.com/kqU1zjs5.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Chris

[Barry]

So you’re mixing and matching stuff in there.

Although your initial query using tribe_get_events() looks sound you are then calling setup_postdata() only to iterate through the main WordPress loop (hence tribe_get_start_date() doesn’t have any event data to work with and is returning the current date instead).

Here is a minimal version of your code with the WP loop functions stripped out.

[Chris]

Thanks Barry, that plugged my leak! I appreciate your help, especially on a weekend. You guys rock.

[Chris]

PS–I don’t see that I can do this, but you can close this as solved if you like.

[Barry]

Thanks Chris – I’ll mark it as complete and answered. Have a good one 🙂

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