Conflict with Content Blocks Plugin: Content Filter Problem

  • Resolved Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)


    5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Since version 3.3.9, EventPrime has conflicted with the Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) plugin:
    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/custom-post-widget/

    I have done extensive testing of this, deactivating all plugins to determine the conflict is between Event Prime and Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) – and I’m running WP 6.5.2 & PHP 8.2

    I make extensive use of the Content Blocks plugin to create reusable content e.g., global elements like the website footer – and add these blocks via a combination of shortcodes and widgets.

    Upon updating to EventPrime version 3.4.0 – and all newer versions including the current version 3.4.8 – all generated event pages are broken.

    By “broken” I mean that anywhere a content block has been added, the event data is output instead of the content block data. The result is multiple chunks of event detail in the header, sidebar, footer and content area.

    The Content Blocks plugin does provide the ability to suppress content filters (suppress_content_filters=”yes”) for use with shortcodes, AND I can opt to suppress content filters for widgets – but doing so strips out the HTML from my content blocks rendering them pretty much useless.

    From my tests, the source of the problem is not with the Content Blocks plugin; the problem is with EventPrime. I believe the changes that caused this problem are related to this file:
    includes\events\views\single-event\description.php

    The problem is that the event-specific content output is not conditional; it’s being applied to other loops when the page loads. This article “Playing Nice with the_content Filter” explains it nicely:
    https://pippinsplugins.com/playing-nice-with-the-content-filter/

    This *should* be a relatively simple fix for the EventPrime developers – and dead-easy to reproduce and test.

    There are a bunch of improvements since v3.3.9 that I would like to take advantage of – but every time I update the plugin it borks the event pages ??

    …hoping a fix can remedy this problem.

    Thanks!

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  • Plugin Support EventPrime Support

    (@eventprimesupport)

    Hello,

    Thanks for reaching out!

    We tested EventPrime with the Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) plugin and were not able to replicate the issue. Since every website has a different code environment, we will need some additional information to zero in on the problem.

    Apparently, your website uses a customized theme, and we would like to start from there. Can you temporarily switch to the default WordPress theme and retest? You can also do it on a staging site.

    If that passes the test, we will require additional information like a list of active plugins.

    Looking forward to resolve this for you. Feel free to ask questions.

    Thread Starter Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)

    OK – thanks for looking into this. I will do more testing when time permits and will follow up.

    Plugin Support Metagauss Translation Team (CLPTE)

    (@metagausseditor)

    Thanks. Feel free to start a new thread once you have further inputs for us.

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