Search results set to future but also showing past events

Just realised the following might be useful to those trying to help:

// INCLUDE EVENTS IN SEARCH RESULTS
if(!function_exists('cw_add_to_default_search')) {
function cw_add_to_default_search() {
global $CORE, $CORE_CART, $PPT, $wpdb;
//INPUT YOUR CUSTOM POST TYPE HERE
$new_post_type = 'event';
//ADD TO $GLOBALS['post_type'] ARRAY
if(isset($GLOBALS['post_type']) && is_array($GLOBALS['post_type']) && !in_array("$new_post_type",$GLOBALS['post_type'])) { $GLOBALS['post_type'][] = "$new_post_type"; }
}}
add_action( 'hook_wlt_core_search', 'cw_add_to_default_search' );

This is the code I was told to add to my functions (by the theme developer) in order to allow for events to be included in the search results. Because the theme I’m using does not automatically include custom post types in searches.

Your help would really be appreciated as this is the final fix required for the site.

Thanks in advance.
Val 😀

Hi Angelo

I have tried it with:

Events > Settings > Pages > Event List/Archives > WordPress Event Archives > Enable Archives?

Set to Yes and No and it makes no difference to what results are displayed, I still get past events being displayed. I have also tried changing:

Events > Settings > Pages > Event Pages > Display events as

Again it doesnt matter if I have this set to Posts or Pages it still displays past events in the search results.

Also just as a mention (in case there’s a connection) in trying the different options above I thought let me adjust the search results order to show the date coming soonest first. But no matter what option I select it always shows the event farthest away(in date) first. Could this be linked to why I keep getting past events also?

Thank you in advance
Val 😀

Hi Caimin_nwl

Unfortunately not. Without the code above events are not displayed at all in search results.

But even when I have tried switching back to the wordpress twentyten theme the search results still shows the past events.

Any idea what I can do to remove past results from the search results.

Much thanks
Val 😀

Hi Caimin_nwl

Yes I have tried this both with and without the custom code and also in the twenty ten theme (just to be sure). Yet I still get events which have passed displayed in search results. I have also reset the plugin and still past events are displayed in search results.

Hi Angelo

Apologies for delayed response. I am using EM version 5.5.2 but it’s always been like this and I’ve been using it for about a year. Wasn’t an issue before as I didn’t have many past events, but with the number of past events growing search results will end up with more past events than current events.

In case it helps I have also deactivated all plugins and tried adjusting the settings as detailed above but still no change and that was after I reset EM as well.

I’m seriously stumped. Although I don’t think it should have any effect but I think it best to ask, does the formatting for your date in site settings make a difference because I have mine set to custom: d M Y

Again thanks in advance for the assistance.
Val 😀

Hi Angelo

I have tried the dev version and still the same result, search results display events which have passed.

The only thing I can think that may work is to combine the above code with a custom scope code, eg:

//ADDS A THIS WEEK SCOPE
add_filter( 'em_events_build_sql_conditions', 'my_em_scope_conditions',1,2);
function my_em_scope_conditions($conditions, $args){
	if( !empty($args['scope']) && $args['scope'] == 'this-week' ){
		$start_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('Last Monday', time()));
		$end_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('Next Sunday', time()));
		$conditions['scope'] = " (event_start_date BETWEEN CAST('$start_date' AS DATE) AND CAST('$end_date' AS DATE)) OR (event_end_date BETWEEN CAST('$end_date' AS DATE) AND CAST('$start_date' AS DATE))";
	}
	return $conditions;
}

Although scope would be set for a year or two rather than a week.

Your help with this would be greatly appreciated as I only have a basic understanding of html and wouldn’t know were to start with combining the code.

Or if you have any suggestions please let me know.

Thank you in advance
Val 😀