Query Filter events start date

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Last updated by Waqar 1 year ago.

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November 6, 2023 at 10:59 pm #2661283

leilaG-2

Hello,

I have a content template that shows events from the events calendar plugin

I am trying to add a Query filter to only show current events as it is showing past events too.

Custom field filter
_EventStartDate is a number greater than or equal TODAY()

I tried the above but it didn't work.

November 7, 2023 at 6:51 am #2661367

Waqar

Hi,

Thank you for contacting us and I'd be happy to assist.

The '_EventStartDate' suggests that you're using the Events Calendar plugin.

That field doesn't store the date/time value in a UNIX timestamp format ( ref: hidden link ) which is a universally standardized way.

The Toolset's date-type custom fields and the date/time filters also use and expect the date/time values to be in the same format. Due to this difference in format, this date-type filter is failing.

To make this work, you can add a new 'Event Start Date' field in the custom field group 'Extra Event Details', which will be a 'Date' type field, and store the start date in this field too, for all the events.

Then you'll be able to use this new date field for date/time filters.

regards,
Waqar