Custom query: how to show future events only?

[Ben De Troyer]

Hi there!

I use the wp masonry lay-out to display some events and I use following custom query:

orderby=eventstart&order=ASC

Now, I noticed this also shows past events in the list. How can I add a parameter that shows only future events?

Thanks!

[Masonry Guy]

Hi Ben,

For that you need to write a complex query for it and need to use filter. It should be like this and you need to keep in your functions.php of your theme file.

add_filter('wmlp_query', 'my_custom_query_wmlp',10,2);
function my_custom_query_wmlp($args, $shortcodeID){
  if ($shortcodeID == 2){ //WHERE 2 should be replaced with your shortcode ID
    $today = date('Ymd');
	$args['meta_key'] = 'eventstart';
    $args['meta_query'] = array(
			array(
				'key' => 'eventstart',
				'value' => $today,
				'compare' => '>='
        )
       );
	$args['orderby'] => 'meta_value_num';
    $args['order''] => 'ASC'; 
    return $args;
  }
}

Hope this helps. Also, please make sure your date is in YMD format.

Thanks

[Ben De Troyer]

Hello Masonry Guy

I tried your query, but it doesn’t work (even after I fixed the double ‘ in $args[‘order”]). It returns a blank page and the error Parse error: parse error in website/functions.php on line 380:

$args[‘orderby’] => ‘meta_value_num’;

Could this have something to do with the YMD format? Where do I change this? Because I’m using jMY in my website…

[Masonry Guy]

Hi Ben,

Have you used the full code in your functions.php that i sent in above ?

If so and it is still not working, there might be some other issue and field name conflict. So to check this in details, please kindly send me your wp-admin details, url using our form at https://www.masonrylayout.com/rectify-my-problem/.

please kindly keep this thread url as well.

Thanks

[Ben De Troyer]

Hi Masonry Guy

Did you receive the message I sent with the form at https://www.masonrylayout.com/rectify-my-problem/?

Regards

[Masonry Guy]

Hi Ben,

Sorry for the delay in reply due to weekend. Ya i have got the details and i was working for it few hrs back. But couldn’t make it work. I am still trying with other solution.

Please allow me extra next 24 hrs.

Thanks

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