We’re having an issue where the End Date (DTEND) saved in the admin isn’t what’s showing on the front end. We’re utilizing $event_dates[‘last_date’]->format(‘F j, Y’); to show the last date.

Here’s a var_dump example: https://gist.github.com/nicksatkovich/f6096af63759a9c380c7849dd1ffa2d1

The end date does appear to be stored in the database correctly by RRule.

FREQ=WEEKLY;DTSTART=20241130T040000;DTEND=20241229T000000;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=TH,FR,SA,SU

The ‘DTEND’ value above should be read as 29th December 2024.

There are however?multiple entries (event_dates) for this example experience in the database, which is not what I’d expect, but all of the entries have the same value as above.

Whenever a post is published then edited that utilizes RRule, the end date changes to a day prior, or even reverts to the day before the start date, which prevents any edits from saving.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Can an End Date be added?

I’m working on setting up WPforms Post Submission addon for user generated content, which will input data to a custom post type (event). I need to create a way for users to specify if an event is recurring, which the RRule Field plugin allows, but I need to map it to the front end form in WPforms. Has anyone done this yet? I’m not a true developer so I don’t quite know where to start.

Hi,

I am trying in bricks builder to use your plugin.

I have setup everything correct but not showing anything at Front end.

I use the <?php $rrule = get_field(‘start_date’); ?> also i tried <?php get_field(‘start_date’); ? but nothing happen.

Is there anything that i made wrong?

This is the field in acf https://prnt.sc/FayVQPQ0ldp1

Thanks

Hi! With monthly occurence there are currently the following weekday options available: First, Second,?Third,?Fourth and Last. Sadly my client has occurences on a fifth weekday of the month. Would it be possible for you to add a possibility to choose “Fifth” also?
All the best! Dirk

Hi! I translated the plugin to german, but the translation status is “waiting”. can you please approve the translation?
https://translate.www.ads-software.com/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/acf-rrule-field/

Hi! We updated to the newest version, but it seems like the “includes” folder is missing in this version.

Hi! When I put 17:00 as start time and save, it displays 16:00 after saving. Our timezone is UTC+1, we configured that correctly in wordpress general options.

Hi there, this plugin look like it’s exactly what I’m looking for however I don’t have the technical knowledge to implement this and I was hoping someone could provide me with some guidance?

I have created a CPT called ‘Live Online’ (slug: ‘live_online’) and I would like to create a listing of events that are happening within the next month, in date order (soonest first). Some events will be recurring and others will be one-off.

I have installed this plugin which gives me all the fields I but I need some help setting up a query for a listing grid.

I am using ACF, Elementor Pro and Dynamic.ooo. If there’s a way to set up a query using the Dynamic.ooo listing widget that would be ideal.

I would also appreciate any pointers on how I can pull the field data into the loop template I have built in the Elementor Theme Builder.

I appreciate that this may extend beyond your level of support but any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance

I am working on creating an agenda that shows recurring events, very similar to your case. I used the function from one of the other threads to query and sort the events but am having trouble listing the events.

Currently this is in my functions.php file

function my_post_saved($post_id)
{
    if (!$post_id || get_post_type($post_id) !== 'event') {
        return;
    }

    $rrule = get_field('recurring_dates', $post_id);

    // Update start and end dates in post meta
    update_post_meta($post_id, 'start_date', $rrule['start_date']);
    update_post_meta($post_id, 'end_date', $rrule['end_date']);
}
add_action('acf/save_post', 'my_post_saved');

/**
 * Get all events between two dates.
 *
 * @param  mixed $start
 * @param  mixed $end
 * @return array
 */
function fbdm_get_events($start = null, $end = null, $data = [])
{
    $events = [];
    $has_more = false;
    $index = 0;

    if (! $start) {
        // Defaults to today
        $start = new DateTime();
    } elseif (! $start instanceof DateTime) {
        $start = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $start);
    }

    if (! $end) {
        // Defaults to start date + 1 month
        $end = clone $start;
        $end->add(new DateInterval('P1M'));
    } elseif (! $end instanceof DateTime) {
        $end = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $end);
    }

    $start->setTime(0,0,0);
    $end->setTime(0,0,0);

    // Break the loop after 14 events
    while (sizeof($events) <= 14) {
        if ($index > 0) {
            $start = clone $end;
            $start->add(new DateInterval('P1D'));

            $end = clone $start;
            $end->add(new DateInterval('P1M'));
        }

        // Query all events which have not ended at start date
        $args = [
            'post_type' => 'event',
            'posts_per_page' => -1,
            'post_status' => 'publish',
            'meta_query' => [
                'relation' => 'AND',
                [
                    'key' => 'end_date',
                    'compare' => '>=',
                    'value' => $start->format('Y-m-d'),
                    'type' => 'DATE',
                ],
            ],
        ];

        $query = new WP_Query($args);

        // Count posts from start date
        if (! count($query->get_posts())) {
            $has_more = false;
            break;
        }

        // Add end date to query arguments
        $args['meta_query'][] = [
            'key' => 'start_date',
            'compare' => '<=',
            'value' => $end->format('Y-m-d'),
            'type' => 'DATE',
        ];

        $query = new WP_Query($args);

        foreach ($query->get_posts() as $post) {
            $post->dates = fbdm_get_event_dates($post->ID);

            foreach ($post->dates as $date => $array) {
                $datetime = new DateTime($date);

                if ($datetime < $start) {
                    continue;
                } elseif ($end && $datetime > $end) {
                    $has_more = true;
                    break;
                }

                // Push the event to the array of dates
                if (! array_key_exists($date, $events)) {
                    $timestamp = $datetime->getTimestamp() + $datetime->getOffset();

                    $day = date_i18n("l j F", $timestamp);

                    $events[$date] = [
                        'day' => $day,
                        'month' => date_i18n("F Y", $timestamp),
                        'events' => [],
                    ];
                }

                foreach ($array as $time) {
                    $time_full = $time['start_time'];

                    if ($time['end_time']) {
                        $time_full .= "-{$time['end_time']}";
                    }

                    // Update an existing row
                    if (array_key_exists($post->ID, $events[$date]['events'])) {
                        $events[$date]['events'][$post->ID]['time'][] = $time_full;

                        sort($events[$date]['events'][$post->ID]['time']);
                    }
                    // Create a new row
                    else {
                        $events[$date]['events'][$post->ID] = [
                            'post' => $post,
                            'start_time' => $time['start_time'],
                            'end_time' => $time['end_time'],
                            'time' => [$time_full],
                        ];
                    }
                }

                // Sort events by start time
                usort($events[$date]['events'], function($a, $b) {
                    return $a['start_time'] <=> $b['start_time'];
                });
            }
        }

        if ($index++ > 3) {
            break;
        }
    }

    // Sort events array by date (key)
    ksort($events);

    return [
        'events' => $events,
        'has_more' => $has_more
    ];
}

/**
 * Get all dates for an event.
 *
 * @param  int $post_id
 * @return array
 */
function fbdm_get_event_dates( $post_id )
{
    if (! $post_id || get_post_type($post_id) !== 'event') {
        return;
    }

    $dates = [];

    $recurrence = get_field('recurring_dates');

    foreach ($recurrence['dates_collection'] as $date) {
        if (! array_key_exists($date->format('Y-m-d'), $dates)) {
            $dates[$date->format('Y-m-d')] = [];
        }

        // I created two ACF time fields along with the RRule field 
        // to set the start and end times of each occurrence.
        // If you don't need to specify the times for your occurrences
        // you can just push the date to the array instead of using key => value
        $dates[$date->format('Y-m-d')][] = [
            'start_time' => get_field('event_start_time'),
            'end_time' => get_field('event_end_time'),
        ];
    }

    // Sort dates
    ksort($dates);

    return $dates;
}

I want to display the event on the custom post type archive page in which I’m calling the function then trying to loop the dates, but I’m getting the wrong dates and too many events at once. Here is what I have:

<?php 

				// Call the function to retrieve events
				$events_data = fbdm_get_events(); // Limit to 14 posts initially

				// Check if events are available
				if (!empty($events_data['events'])) {
				    $events = $events_data['events'];

				    $eventstest = $event['events'];

				    var_dump($eventstest);

				    // Loop through each event date
				    foreach ($events as $date => $event) {
				        // Loop through events for this date
				        foreach ($event['events'] as $event_data) {
				            // Access event details and display them in individual containers
				            $post = $event_data['post'];
				            $start_time = $event_data['start_time'];
				            $end_time = $event_data['end_time'];
				            $event_date = $event['day'] ?? ''; // Assuming 'day' holds the date

				            // Get the permalink for the event
				            $permalink = get_permalink($post->ID);

				            // Wrap the event container with the permalink
				            echo '<div class="event-container cell small-12">';
				            echo '<a href="' . esc_url($permalink) . '" class="event-link">';
				            echo '<h3>' . $post->post_title . '</h3>';
				            echo '<p>Date: ' . $event_date . '</p>';
				            echo '<p>Start Time: ' . $start_time . '</p>';
				            echo '<p>End Time: ' . $end_time . '</p>';
				            echo '</a>';
				            // Display more event details as needed
				            echo '</div>';
				        }
				    }

				    // Check if there are more events to load
				    $has_more = $events_data['has_more'];

				    // Display Load More button if there are more events
				    if ($has_more) {
				        echo '<button id="load-more-events">Load More</button>';
				    }
				} else {
				    // Handle case where no events are found
				    echo '<p>No events found.</p>';
				}

				?>

Am I on the right track? I feel like I’m having trouble with the data. Thank you in advanced

Things were working great on my site till the latest release. Now my events are throwing this error:

parsestring.js:98 Uncaught (in promise) Error: Unknown RRULE property 'DTEND' at eval (parsestring.js:98:15)

Is there a simple fix or workaround for this? I can share the link privately in needed.

Hello. I updated the plugin this morning and my website broke.

I checked my error log and found this :

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘->’ (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR) in XXXXXXXXX/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/acf-rrule-field/fields/class-acf-field-rrule.php on line 711

I edited it myself by changing these two lines :

$new_value[‘start_date’] = $start_date?->format(‘Ymd’);

-> $new_value[‘start_date’] = $start_date ? $start_date->format(‘Ymd’) : null;

$new_value[‘start_time’] = $start_date?->format(‘H:i:s’);

->$new_value[‘start_time’] = $start_date ? $start_date->format(‘H:i:s’) : null;

Now i am good, no more crash, but the next time i update, my change will dissapear. Is this problem due to my config ?

I am in PHP 7.4.30

I am in WordPress 6.3.2

Thanks in advance

Hi, Thanks for the great plugin. I’m using it in a site that’s currently in development. Last night, an auto update tried to install, but encountered an error (auto translated because my platform is not in english):

An error of type E_USER_ERROR was caused on line number 24 of the file /home/user/domains/domainname.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/acf-rrule-field/vendor/composer/platform_check.php. Error message: Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 8.1.0". You are running 8.0.25.

I downgraded to 1.2.5 and disabled auto updates so it’s fixed for now, but I would like to be able to keep my site up to date and I don’t think I’m that far behind with PHP 8.0.?

I look forward to your insight on this!

Thanks in advance

Hi,
I’m despairing about the implementation in my template right now.
Maybe you can be helpful here?
I just can’t manage to output the posts. I am always getting no results.

It should not be the time format, I have tested everything possible… what would be the best settings here, in the ACF field and the settings?

For this I use the example given here:

<?php
$start = new DateTime();
$end = clone $start;
$end->add(new DateInterval('P1M'));

$start->setTime(0,0,0);
$end->setTime(0,0,0);

$custom_query = new WP_Query([
    'post_type' => 'events',
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'meta_query' => [
        'relation' => 'AND',
        [
            'key' => 'start_date',
            'compare' => '<=',
            'value' => $end->format('Y-m-d'),
            'type' => 'DATE',
        ], [
            'key' => 'end_date',
            'compare' => '>=',
            'value' => $start->format('Y-m-d'),
            'type' => 'DATE',
        ],
    ],

]);

if ($custom_query->have_posts()) : while($custom_query->have_posts()) : $custom_query->the_post(); ?>

<?php the_title(); ?>

<?php endwhile; else : ?>
- no results
<?php endif; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

I say thank you in advance! Maybe you have a tip for me.
Best regards

Patrick

Hello, is it possible to add app push notifications based on the given events? Thank you.

Thanks for this lovely plug-in!

I’m having trouble figuring out how to effectively use the plug-in in a custom WP Query (inside a meta query).

My set up is as follows:

– I created a custom post type: event.
– I created a (conditional) custom start date field, an ‘is_recurring’ true/false field and a (conditional) recurring field.
– I created some event posts. Some are recurring (using the plug-in) and some have a single fixed starting date using the standard ACF date field.

I would like to create a WP Query that retrieves all event posts where the start date is in the future. Or better in the upcoming week/month.

I have no issue creating this for just the events that have a fixed starting date, but I’m stuck trying to make the query also take into account the start date of the recurring events.

Thanks for your help.

Hello,

I am using Oxygen Builder and I can use PHP Function Return Value, but I don’t know what to put function arguments section. Could you please help me? Also, can we use this inside an ACF repeater field?

My idea is to create a repeater to add events but some events are recurring so I thought I could use this plugin. Is it possible to do?

Thanks!

Hi, I’m using this plugin with ACF conditional logic so that an RRULE field only appears depending on another field’s selection. I found that the RRULE field validation blocks publishing unless it’s been populated, regardless of whether the field itself is set to required in ACF or even visible at all.

I was able to temporarily work around this by removing the required attributes from the field type markup and removing the start/end date validation in PHP. I think the validation needs to be conditional and should defer to the ACF required field setting.