How to view content in the widget

Hi @umahnken

Yes, you can use “the_content()” in getting the description of your event. Additionally, it’s worth noting that events utilize the “tribe_events” post type.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have further concerns.

Thanks, it works ??
One more question: the_content() stripped all HTML tags from the description. How can I get these tags back?

Hi @umahnken ,

Thank you for your message.

I’m not sure, but, the_content() is a WordPress function. Have you tried using get_the_content() instead?

I’ve searched around and the following thread might also help: the_content filter doesn’t return html code, any substitute?

Here is a solution which brings back tags like <b> or <i>, but unfortunately not <p>…</p> or <br>:

function get_posts_as_array( $loop_args = array() ) {
$posts_output = array();

$defaults = array(
    'post_type' => 'tribe_events',
    'post_status'=> 'publish'
);
$post_loop_args = wp_parse_args( $loop_args, $defaults );

$post_loop = new WP_Query( $post_loop_args );
while ( $post_loop->have_posts() ) : $post_loop->the_post();
    $single_post_id = get_the_id();
    $single_post    = array(
        'id'       => $single_post_id,
        'content' =>  apply_filters('the_content', get_the_content($single_post_id))
    );
    array_push( $posts_output, $single_post );
endwhile;

return $posts_output;

};

Call this with for example the following code:

$posts_array = get_posts_as_array(); 
$content = implode($posts_array[$i]);

Hi @umahnken

Could you update part of your code to the following, and see if that works?

'content' =>  apply_filters('the_content', wpautop(get_the_content($single_post_id)))

As always, please test it first on your staging site before applying to your live site.

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks, but This makes no difference …

Hi @umahnken

Could you try it this way,

function get_posts_as_array( $loop_args = array() ) {
	$posts_output = array();

	$defaults       = array(
		'post_type'   => 'tribe_events',
		'post_status' => 'publish'
	);
	$post_loop_args = wp_parse_args( $loop_args, $defaults );

	$post_loop = new WP_Query( $post_loop_args );
	while ( $post_loop->have_posts() ) : $post_loop->the_post();
		$single_post_id = get_the_ID();
		$single_post    = array(
			'id'      => $single_post_id,
			'content' => apply_filters( 'the_content', get_the_content() )
		);
		array_push( $posts_output, $single_post );
	endwhile;

	// Reset post data to avoid conflicts
	wp_reset_postdata();

	return $posts_output;
}

And call it this way,

$posts_array = get_posts_as_array();
$content     = '';
foreach ( $posts_array as $post ) {
	$content .= $post['content'];
}
echo $content;

Let us know if this works.

unfortunately not

Hi @umahnken

It’s indeed strange. I tried the same approach on my test site, and it worked fine as the content parsed at the frontend respected <p> and <br> tags.

Can you run quick conflict testing and check if the content output at the frontend changes behavior on a barebones WordPress installation?

https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/testing-for-conflicts/

Let me know how it goes.

Hi @masoodak

Thanks for your help. It’ curious, but suddenly your approach worked with my site. I am sure not have changed anything … But okay ??

Hi @umahnken

Thanks for your confirmation and I’m glad that it is now working.

If you have a minute, a great review from you would be amazing!

https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/reviews/