Upcoming Events Archive Sorted by Event Date
Orders an events post type archive by the event date stored in a custom field, soonest first, and hides events that have already happened.
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// Events post type and the custom field that holds the event date (YYYY-MM-DD).
$wpide_event_post_type = 'event';
$wpide_event_date_key = 'event_date';
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function ( $query ) use ( $wpide_event_post_type, $wpide_event_date_key ) {
if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() || ! $query->is_post_type_archive( $wpide_event_post_type ) ) {
return;
}
$query->set( 'meta_query', array(
'wpide_event_date' => array(
'key' => $wpide_event_date_key,
'value' => current_time( 'Y-m-d' ),
'compare' => '>=',
'type' => 'DATE',
),
) );
$query->set( 'orderby', 'wpide_event_date' );
$query->set( 'order', 'ASC' );
} );Notes
Set the post type and the custom field name. The field must hold dates as YYYY-MM-DD.
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