Recurring events – Echo the next date

Thanks for the reply Brook, it’s helped me understand it just that little bit more – But unfortunately I still don’t have it working.

So here’s what I’ve found..

– Adding echo $event->ID gives me an ID number I can cross reference in phpMyAdmin database.

– When I cross reference the ID, I can see that the database does infact have the starting date of the recurring event as the original first instance of the event.

– back in my theme, I see the variable $events is being declared as follows:

<?php
  // Retrieve the next 3 upcoming events
  $events = tribe_get_events( array(
    'posts_per_page' => 4,
    'orderby' => 'menu_order',
  ) );
?>

And further down a loop is opened to display each event:
<?php foreach( $events as $event ): ?>

Within the loop, the event date is called like this:
<?php echo tribe_get_start_date( $event, false, 'F, d' ); ?>

Now, my confusion is: In your reply above you mention the post ID. But I don’t see this variable anywhere. Any attempts to replace $event with $post is breaking the page.

It seems that since $event->ID returns the ID for the first instance of the repeating event, I’m not sure how to find the ID of the most recent upcoming event in the recurring series.

Hi Clifford,

I am unable to post in the premium forum because I don’t have an active subscription.

I’m a web developer that has taken on this client. The clients website uses the premium version, which was installed by the previous developer. The client was unable to provide me with any premium login details. The previous developer is no longer contactable.

Hence, why I’m posting in this forum.
Back to square one. The problem still exists.