{"id":1114502,"date":"2016-05-13T17:13:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T00:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/remove-posts-from-main-loop-based-on-meta-field\/"},"modified":"2016-05-17T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T19:06:17","slug":"remove-posts-from-main-loop-based-on-meta-field","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/remove-posts-from-main-loop-based-on-meta-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove posts from main loop based on meta field"},"content":{"rendered":"

I need to be able to hide events from both the list and month views based on a meta field’s value. I thought I could simply edit the meta query for the loop using $query->set() with the pre_get_posts filter, but that messes up the order and hiding past events. I’ve looked into recreating the meta query in its entirety with pre_get_posts, but I don’t believe that will work given all the different ways you can filter the posts (upcoming, past, categories, etc.). I’ve also tried figuring out how the “Hide From Event Listings” option works, hoping I could apply the same idea to my meta fields, but my PHP skills aren’t quite advanced enough. 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