Problems with event displaying incorrect info

Hi @eviebpat

Thanks for reaching out!

We’ve seen similar reports in the past. My hunch is a plugin conflict and the issue which is described here:
https://theeventscalendar.com/known-issues/#wrong-timezone-wp53

Go to the “Wrong time / time zone is shown for events after WP5.3 update” entry.

Please check that one and the proposed resolution. Let me know what you find.

Cheers,
Andras

Drat!
Not sure why that topic was closed and it looks like most of the replies were removed from there. Arghhhh!

I’ll try to explain here again.
As of WordPress 5.3 the date_default_timezone_set function should not be used any more. Or when used, then big care should be taken.

We were also using that function before, but have fixed / removed every instance of that, so our plugins don’t use that function any more.

There are plugins who are still using it without the “care” and unfortunately effects how the times are shown in The Events Calendar.

The way to find out which plugin, or maybe your theme is using it is to go through a full conflict testing.
Here’s a link to our conflict testing guide, I hope it will not be removed by the system:
https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/k/testing-for-conflicts/

In short:
– Switch to a default theme like twenty twenty, deactivate all plugins except The Events Calendar and check if you still have the issue.
– If the issue is not there, start activating your other plugins one-by-one (or a couple at a time) and check after each round if the issue appears.
– Once the issue appears you should know which plugin is causing it. You should leave that plugin deactivated and reach out to the plugin developers to fix the issue with date_default_timezone_set.

I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Andras