the_excerpt & the_content

[Josh]

I’m testing out your plugin to figure out which event plugin I want to use for a few sites. 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. Any ideas on why this would be happening?

Here is the code:

<?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;
?>

[Stephen Harris]

Hi Josh,

They should both work find. Also, the_content() is little more than echo get_the_content(), so if one works, then so should the other. If you have any further questions about this, please use the support forums, as this forum is intended for pre-sales questions.

[Author]

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