Widget taxonomy filter conflict

[Ryan]

When using the following code snippet to exclude an event category (“Musical Feasts”) from the /events/ page, the “Events List” widget no longer respects the taxonomy filter. Please note that this code snippet was provided by Modern Tribe staff via the support forums.

/*
 * The Events Calendar Remove Events from Month and List Views
 * add coding to theme's functions.php
 * @version 3.12
 * modify here with event category slugs: array( 'concert', 'convention' )
*/
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'tribe_exclude_events_category_month_list' );
function tribe_exclude_events_category_month_list( $query ) {

	if ( isset( $query->query_vars['eventDisplay'] ) && ! is_singular( 'tribe_events' ) ) {

		if ( $query->query_vars['eventDisplay'] == 'list' && ! is_tax( Tribe__Events__Main::TAXONOMY ) || $query->query_vars['eventDisplay'] == 'month' && $query->query_vars['post_type'] == Tribe__Events__Main::POSTTYPE && ! is_tax( Tribe__Events__Main::TAXONOMY ) && empty( $query->query_vars['suppress_filters'] ) ) {

			$query->set( 'tax_query', array(

				array(
					'taxonomy' => Tribe__Events__Main::TAXONOMY,
					'field'    => 'slug',
					'terms'    => array( 'musical-feasts' ),
					'operator' => 'NOT IN'
				)
			) );
		}

	}

	return $query;
}

When this code snippet is active, the Events List widget will list events from ALL categories despite the fact that I’ve added a taxonomy filter that should only list events from a specific event category (“Concerts”). However, if I click the VIEW MORE button at the bottom of the list, that link does connect to the proper event category archive for the Concerts.

If I comment out the custom code above, the widget works perfectly, so there’s definitely a conflict, but I’m not sure how to resolve this conflict. I need the widget to function properly, but I also need the functionality provided by the code snippet. Any ideas on how to resolve this conflict?

Thank you.

[Victor]

Hello Mary!

Thanks for reaching out to us! Let me help you with that.

Try using the following snippet of code instead.

/*
 * The Events Calendar Remove Events from Month and List Views
 * add coding to theme's functions.php
 * @version 3.12
 * modify here with event category slugs: array( 'concert', 'convention' )
*/
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'tribe_exclude_events_category_month_list' );
function tribe_exclude_events_category_month_list( $query ) {

	if ( isset( $query->query_vars['eventDisplay'] ) && ! is_singular( 'tribe_events' ) ) {

		if ( $query->query_vars['eventDisplay'] == 'list' && ! is_tax( Tribe__Events__Main::TAXONOMY ) || $query->query_vars['eventDisplay'] == 'month' && $query->query_vars['post_type'] == Tribe__Events__Main::POSTTYPE && ! is_tax( Tribe__Events__Main::TAXONOMY ) && empty( $query->query_vars['suppress_filters'] ) ) {

                        if ( isset( $query->query_vars['tribe_render_context'] ) && $query->query_vars['tribe_render_context'] == 'widget' ) {
                            return;
                        }

			$query->set( 'tax_query', array(

				array(
					'taxonomy' => Tribe__Events__Main::TAXONOMY,
					'field'    => 'slug',
					'terms'    => array( 'musical-feasts' ),
					'operator' => 'NOT IN'
				)
			) );
		}

	}

	return $query;
}

Will this work for you? Let me know.

Best,
Victor

[Ryan]

This code snippet worked perfectly! Thank you for the help.

[Victor]

Hey Mary!

Glad it worked out for you! 🙂

I’ll close this now, but feel free to open another thread in case anything comes up.

Cheers!
Victor

[Author]

Posts