Title: Past Event Shortcode Error
Last modified: April 24, 2022

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# Past Event Shortcode Error

 *  Resolved [muneca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muneca/)
 * (@muneca)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/past-event-shortcode-error/)
 * WordPress 5.9.3 on Local Dev
 * When I use the [past_events] shortcode in Gutenberg I get these 2 errors:
 * ( ! ) Warning: Illegal string offset ‘order’ in /Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/
   app/public/wp-content/plugins/wp-event-manager/shortcodes/wp-event-manager-shortcodes.
   php on line 1354
    Call Stack # Time Memory Function Location 1 0.0001 367360 {
   main}( ) …/index.php:0 2 0.0001 367640 require( ‘/Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/
   app/public/wp-blog-header.php’ ) …/index.php:17 3 0.2207 6655960 require_once(‘/
   Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/app/public/wp-includes/template-loader.php’)…/
   wp-blog-header.php:19 4 0.3099 6983640 include( ‘/Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/
   app/public/wp-includes/template-canvas.php’ ) …/template-loader.php:106 5 0.3099
   6983640 get_the_block_template_html( ) …/template-canvas.php:12 6 0.3100 6984208
   do_blocks( ) …/block-template.php:240 7 0.3502 7142104 render_block( ) …/blocks.
   php:921 8 0.3502 7142800 WP_Block->render( ) …/blocks.php:883 9 0.3502 7143776
   WP_Block->render( ) …/class-wp-block.php:241 10 0.3503 7144472 render_block_core_post_content()…/
   class-wp-block.php:255 11 0.3506 7147216 apply_filters( ) …/post-content.php:
   55 12 0.3506 7147624 WP_Hook->apply_filters( ) …/plugin.php:189 13 0.3514 7150176
   do_shortcode( ) …/class-wp-hook.php:307 14 0.3515 7153296 preg_replace_callback()…/
   shortcodes.php:228 15 0.3523 7164200 do_shortcode_tag( ) …/shortcodes.php:228
   16 0.3523 7164200 WP_Event_Manager_Shortcodes->output_past_events( ) …/shortcodes.
   php:356
 * ( ! ) Warning: Illegal string offset ‘meta_key’ in /Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/
   app/public/wp-content/plugins/wp-event-manager/shortcodes/wp-event-manager-shortcodes.
   php on line 1356
    Call Stack # Time Memory Function Location 1 0.0001 367360 {
   main}( ) …/index.php:0 2 0.0001 367640 require( ‘/Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/
   app/public/wp-blog-header.php’ ) …/index.php:17 3 0.2207 6655960 require_once(‘/
   Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/app/public/wp-includes/template-loader.php’)…/
   wp-blog-header.php:19 4 0.3099 6983640 include( ‘/Users/dcat/Local Sites/dsbmusic2022/
   app/public/wp-includes/template-canvas.php’ ) …/template-loader.php:106 5 0.3099
   6983640 get_the_block_template_html( ) …/template-canvas.php:12 6 0.3100 6984208
   do_blocks( ) …/block-template.php:240 7 0.3502 7142104 render_block( ) …/blocks.
   php:921 8 0.3502 7142800 WP_Block->render( ) …/blocks.php:883 9 0.3502 7143776
   WP_Block->render( ) …/class-wp-block.php:241 10 0.3503 7144472 render_block_core_post_content()…/
   class-wp-block.php:255 11 0.3506 7147216 apply_filters( ) …/post-content.php:
   55 12 0.3506 7147624 WP_Hook->apply_filters( ) …/plugin.php:189 13 0.3514 7150176
   do_shortcode( ) …/class-wp-hook.php:307 14 0.3515 7153296 preg_replace_callback()…/
   shortcodes.php:228 15 0.3523 7164200 do_shortcode_tag( ) …/shortcodes.php:228
   16 0.3523 7164200 WP_Event_Manager_Shortcodes->output_past_events( ) …/shortcodes.
   php:356`
 * Can you let me know how I can resolve this? Also is it possible to change the
   list title to Past Events?
 * Thank you for your help.

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 *  [Priya Goenka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priyagoenka/)
 * (@priyagoenka)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/past-event-shortcode-error/#post-15598274)
 * Hi [@muneca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muneca/)
 * Please doenload the version from here: [https://github.com/wpeventmanager/wp-event-manager/tree/3.1.27](https://github.com/wpeventmanager/wp-event-manager/tree/3.1.27)
 * This will resolve the issue facing.
 * Regards,
    Priya

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