the_excerpt & the_content

[Josh Rives]

I posted this over in pre-sales but went ahead and purchased to get an answer. I’ve written a custom loop (once using eo_get_events and another using wp_query). In both instances I am unable to use the_excerpt or the_content to display the events content. Oddly enough echo get_the_content() works just fine in both loops, but echo get_the_excerpt() does not. I have Excerpts checked in settings as a supported feature for Events.

I have no idea how the_content would not work but echo get_the_content would. Any ideas on why this would be happening? I’ve tried it on two separate wordpress installations (one local, one on a server)

<?php
//Get upcoming
$args = array(
    'numberposts'=>3,
    'event_start_after'=>'today',
    'showpastevents'=>true,
    'post_type'=>'event',
    'suppress_filters'=>false
);
$eventloop = new WP_Query( $args );
    if ( $eventloop->have_posts() ) :?>
    

<?php
    while ( $eventloop->have_posts() ) : $eventloop->the_post();
?>
    

        '>
            <h5><?php the_title(); ?></h5>
        
        on <?php eo_the_start('jS F Y'); ?>
        
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
    
<?php
    endwhile;
    wp_reset_postdata();
?>
    
<?php
    else :
        echo 'No Upcoming Events';
    endif;
?>

[Josh Rives]

Nevermind…I figured it out. It was another custom function not this plugin. Thanks

[Stephen Harris]

Hi Josh,

eo_get_events() – is a bit like get_posts() in that functions like the_content(), won’t work (without a little bit of a work-around).

However, it should work fine with WP_Query() and $eventloop->the_post(). It’s also really odd behaviour that echo get_the_content() works but the_content() doesn’t. Looking at the source you’ll see that the_content() just uses get_the_content() and applies a filter to it. So typically they’ll work or fail together.

That the_content() isn’t working, points to a plug-in or theme doing something on the_content filter ( probably that is changing the global $post). Testing (code below) on a ‘blank’ (almost) install, I don’t get any issues. So it suggests it’s probably another plug-in or theme responsible. I’d recommend disabling all other themes/plugins to see if the issue persists (and if not, which plugin/theme was responsible).

Also, where have you used this code? Context may also play a role (I placed the test code below in TwentyThirteen’s header.php.)

Test code:

<?php
    $args = array(
        'numberposts'=>3,
        'event_start_after'=>'today',
        'showpastevents'=>true,
        'post_type'=>'event',
        'suppress_filters'=>false
);
    $eventloop = new WP_Query( $args );
    if ( $eventloop->have_posts() ) :
            while ( $eventloop->have_posts() ) : $eventloop->the_post();?>

            <h5><?php the_title(); ?></h5> on <?php eo_the_start('jS F Y'); ?>

            <hr>        
            <h6> Excerpt </h6>
            <?php the_excerpt(); ?>

            <hr>
            <h6> Echo (get the) content </h6>
            <?php echo get_the_content(); ?>

            <hr>
            <h6> The content </h6>
            <?php the_content(); ?>
            <hr>

           <?php endwhile; ?>
        <?php   wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

<?php
    else :
        echo 'No Upcoming Events';
    endif;
?>

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