This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
I have a custom post type of "events". For each event I have a date field. Most events are single occurrences but some occur multiple times during a day, or on several days across a week for example - so I have this setup as a field that allow multiple instances.
I want to display these events in a compact view on my homepage. However, when there are multiple date entries, this can start to get quite untidy with long lists of dates for some events. What I would like to do in my VIew is the following:
• If the event only has one date instance, show it.
• If there is more than one date instance, do not show all the dates and instead show a default message like: "This event runs from [first date] on various dates. Please click for full details."
Solution:
I suggest you use Views shortcode [wpv-conditional] shortcode to check if the custom date has multiple instances, then display what you want, for example, the custom date field slug is "event-date":
[wpv-conditional if="'[wpv-post-field name="wpcf-event-date" index=1]' eq ''" evaluate="false"] This event runs from [types field='event-date' style='text' format='F j, Y' index=0][/types] on various dates. Please click for full details. [/wpv-conditional] [wpv-conditional if="'[wpv-post-field name="wpcf-event-date" index=1]' eq ''" evaluate="true"] If the event only has one date instance, show it. [types field='event-date' style='text' format='F j, Y' separator=', '][/types] [/wpv-conditional]
Please replace "event-date" with your custom date field slug
Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/conditional-html-output-in-views/
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I have a custom post type of "events". For each event I have a date field. Most events are single occurrences but some occur multiple times during a day, or on several days across a week for example - so I have this setup as a field that allow multiple instances.
I want to display these events in a compact view on my homepage. However, when there are multiple date entries, this can start to get quite untidy with long lists of dates for some events. What I would like to do in my VIew is the following:
• If the event only has one date instance, show it.
• If there is more than one date instance, do not show all the dates and instead show a default message like: "This event runs from [first date] on various dates. Please click for full details."
