[EventCalendar] How do I display a list of Past or Previous
Events on the sidebar?
Joe Subs
subs.scriber at gmail.com
Mon Sep 24 16:25:53 UTC 2007
Dr. PT,
I think, for the moment at least, I will have to go with just having
a link to a page of "past events" as suggested.
thanks for you help,
cheers,
JK
BTW; trawling through google looking for answers can be daunting. I
wish we have a database of EventCalendar's "troubleshooting",
"solved problems", and "tips & tricks" to guide many of us who have
little knowledge of PHP.
I hope to start one such blog when I'm freer by collecting all the
pointers, suggestions etc. from this mailing list.
On Sep 25, 2007, at 12:07 AM, Dr. Peter Troxler wrote:
>
> On 24-sep-2007, at 17:47, Joe Subs wrote:
>
>> Thank you again Dr.
>>
>> 1. your suggestion:
>>
>> " to add <?php ec3_get_events('1 day'); ?>" to the sidebar.php"
>>
>> that works!!
>>
>> It shows "today's events" on the sidebar as needed. THANK YOU!
>> I tried it with by creating 2 different events happening "today"
>> and both are shown on the sidebar. Cool!
>>
>> Correct me if I'm wrong but I think, the string "1 day" is today,
>> while "2 days" is "today and tomorrow", and so on; with "7 days"
>> is "today till 7 days from today"
>>
>> Am I right?
>
> as per the manual, yes.
>>
>> ========================
>>
>> 2. as for your suggestion for my wish to show past events in the
>> same manner:
>>
>> "create a link to http://yourblog.com/your_event_category/?
>> ec3_before=today"
>>
>> I know this and it will give me a link to the page listing the
>> past events.
>> I've tested that before and that works well.
>>
>> But I don't want a link to a page. I want a list of past events on
>> the sidebar. the keyword here is the "SIDEBAR", not on a page, I
>> want it just like "today's events" above (no. 1)
>>
>> =========================
>>
>> Anyway, I'm happy! one works! That great.
>>
>> however the need to show past events in the same manner is still
>> rather illusive.
>>
>> is there a way to tweak the query: <?php ec3_get_events('
>> MYSTERIOUS STRING ') ;?> to achieve that?
>
> that would need some re-programming of the ec3_get_events
> function ... if you're handy with php this is straight forward, if
> not you'd need to find somebody to code something like a
> ec3_get_past_events() function for you.
>
>>
>> hmm.
>>
>> anyway, good Dr.
>>
>> Salut!
>>
>> JK
>>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2007, at 10:33 PM, Dr. Peter Troxler wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 24-sep-2007, at 15:41, Joe Subs wrote:
>>>
>>>> thank you, Dr. for your prompt reply. i'm very grateful for your
>>>> help
>>>>
>>>> but what i want is to know how can I feature a list of "past
>>>> events" on the sidebar.
>>>
>>> create a link to http://yourblog.com/your_event_category/?
>>> ec3_before=today
>>>
>>>>
>>>> with Upcoming Events, we can paste in the code: <?php
>>>> ec3_get_events(5); ?> somewhere in the sidebar.php of the theme,
>>>> and that will list 5 upcoming events there.
>>>>
>>>> but what is the code needed to show "past events",
>>>>
>>>> and while we are at it,
>>>>
>>>> can I also know what is the code to show "today's events"?
>>>
>>> from http://wpcal.firetree.net/template-functions/ec3_get_events/
>>>
>>>> Simple Example: Add this code to your sidebar.php
>>>> <li>Events <?php ec3_get_events(5); ?> </li>
>>>> Parameters:
>>>> $limit
>>>> The maximum number of future events or days to list. You can
>>>> enter a plain number, which limits the number of events, or you
>>>> can enter a string like '7 days' which shows all events for the
>>>> next week.
>>> try
>>>> <?php ec3_get_events('1 day'); ?>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> i'm doing a site for a community venue which hosts a lot of
>>>> theatre shows, exhibitions and gigs. and it would be super if we
>>>> can have that feature on the main page.
>>>>
>>>> thanks again,
>>>>
>>>> JK
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 24, 2007, at 7:56 PM, Dr. Peter Troxler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> you can set a time window with ?
>>>>> ec3_before=today&ec3_after=20070801 and you'd then set the
>>>>> after date with some suitable calculation
>>>>>
>>>>> for todays events check http://wpcal.firetree.net/advanced-
>>>>> queries/
>>>>>
>>>>> / pt
>>>>>
>>>>> On 24-sep-2007, at 13:21, Joe Subs wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How do I display a list of Past or Previous Events on the
>>>>>> sidebar?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all, I need your kind help...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using: WP 2.2 / EC 3.1.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know that we can display past events by using this as a page
>>>>>> link:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://domain.com./?ec3_before=today
>>>>>>
>>>>>> click on that an the whole page will feature a list of past
>>>>>> events
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> but how do I display a list of past events on a sidebar?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> for a list of upcoming events, we can add this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <?php ec3_get_events(5); ?>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> but what about past events?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> or today's event?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks in advance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cheers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jk
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