Each time i save setting all the event link are broken

hi,

this works for me; could it be a theme or another plugin causes this issues? just to narrow down the problem and help us debug the issue is it possible to try the following temporarily:

– deactivating all other plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
– switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems

Strange behaviour:
when i left the site yesterday every link works fine.
i access today and no links work: redirect to home page, not to 404.

so i did:

1. switch theme to default 2016 > notingh change
2. deactivated all the plugin except for EM > notingh change
3. restore the line 177 of the em-post.php to default > notingh change
4. change the permalinks in the EM setting > single event work; recurring=1 events don’t
5. change the line 177 of the em-post.php to macht the single events permalinks slug in EM setting > Goal: single event work; recurring=1 events redirect to the first occurence.

BUT AGAIN…

1. Save a new setting in the EM setting (change the events page from post to page) and… ALL LINKS DON’T WORK ANYMORE

the problem are not the theme or any plugin i suppose…
I’m going to try the investigate the .htaccess

Strange thinks in a strange world:

Changed the permalink setting in WP setting, restored to https://shiatsu.ilfiume.org/?p=123

FIRST:
Refresh the new page i done for testing (https://shiatsu.ilfiume.org/?page_id=1017) and the link was regenerated too:
single event: https://shiatsu.ilfiume.org/?event=la-sequenza-cielo-uomo-terra >> WORKING: go to the event page
recurrent event: https://shiatsu.ilfiume.org/?event-recurring=il-trattamento-della-schiena >> NOTWORKING: go to the homepage but in the browser (Chrome for linux) addressbar stil remain the event link!

SECOND:
looked to other pages with the EM shortcode and the links in the page (not saved in this session)are still with the OLD setting!!

UPDATE:
restored theme and plugins and all the link in all the page are now updated >> single event work, aggragate recurring events [events_list recurring=1] stil not
set the WP permalink with /%postname%/
set the EM Permalink Slugs with appuntamenti
edit the line 177 of the em-post.php with 'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'appuntamenti','with_front'=>false)

and all the link, single and reccurring event work, but…
just for now!

I ended arrows in my bow!

I think the problem is that you’re using direct links to the main recurring event. This is not a feature that’s supported by Events Manager.

Although it may have worked in the past, it’s not officially supported which is why you’re having trouble getting it to work.

Sorry but…
What’s

you’re using direct links to the main recurring event. This is not a feature that’s supported by Events Manager.

means?

setting [event_list recurring=1] is not a native plugin feature?

I find the option in the docs pages.
The shorcode i use is [events_list category="25" scope="2016-08-01,2017-08-31" recurring="1"]<p><em>#_ATT{trimestre}</em><br /><b>#_EVENTLINK</b><br />#_CUSTOMEXCERPT</p>[/events_list]

Can you post the complete code / formatting you’re using? Maybe I’m not following something…

Ok Starting from the really begin…

My scenario is:
WP multisite installation; global table activated; events & locations not belong to main site; events & location are shown in the sub-site they belong to.

We are a Yoga Center & Shiatsu School so we have: “one day workshop”= a simple single event, “weekly class with 3 month program”=recurring events, “2 day with different time workshop”= recurring event with the second ocurrence time manual modified

I have to display this events in a “this is our fancy program” page (here: Master Shiatsu) where using categories i display different lists using the [events_list] shortcode. In this lists i want to show only one title for the recurring events (recurring=1).

One of this category has mixed single and recurrent event, for that i use the custom [events_list_all] shortcode i found here: List Recurring Events as one Event)

I also defined the #_CUSTOMEXCERPT placeholder (the snippet is here)

All the code is in the ChildTheme function.php

So in my Master Shiatsu page i have:
“Seminari monografici, programma 2016/17” (Here single events only)
[events_list category="24"]<p>#_{l d F Y} <em>h. #_EVENTTIMES</em><br /><b>#_EVENTLINK</b><br />#_CUSTOMEXCERPT</p>[/events_list]

“Programma del corso 2016/17” (mixed single and recurring events)
[events_list_all recurring="1" category="26" scope="2016-08-01,2017-08-31" ]<p><em>#_ATT{trimestre}</em><br /><b>#_EVENTLINK</b><br />#_CUSTOMEXCERPT</p>[/events_list_all]

“Programma degli incontri” (mixed single and recurring events)
[events_list_all recurring="1" category="27" scope="2016-08-01,2017-08-31" ]<p><em>#_EVENTDATES</em><br /><b>#_EVENTLINK</b><br />#_CUSTOMEXCERPT</p>[/events_list_all]

in the Shiatsu per Tutti page
“Programma di Shiatsu per Tutti 2016/17” (recurring events only)
[events_list category="25" scope="2016-08-01,2017-08-31" recurring="1"]<p><em>#_ATT{trimestre}</em><b>#_EVENTLINK</b>#_CUSTOMEXCERPT</p>[/events_list]

In the HomePage:
[events_list_all recurring="1" scope="future" limit="2"]<li>#_EVENTIMAGE{0,150}#_CATEGORYNAME<br />#_EVENTDATES<br /><b>#_EVENTLINK</b><br />#_CUSTOMEXCERPT</li>[/events_list_all]

in the EventManagerDefaultPage just CONTENTS

My function.php

/* Create custom #_CUSTOMEXCERPT placeholder for Events Manager */
function my_em_styles_placeholders( $replace, $EM_Event, $result ) {
	global $wp_query, $wp_rewrite;

	// Whether or not to strip HTML, if not be careful with the $length as you can cut off in the middle of tags
	$strip_HTML = true;

	// Max length of the excerpt (characters)
	$length = 300;

	// String to append to excerpt, if it is longer than the max length
	$after = "…";

	switch( $result ) {
		case '#_CUSTOMEXCERPT': // name of the placeholder
			// Get standard excerpt output
			$replace = $EM_Event->output( "#_EVENTEXCERPT" );

			// Strip all HTML
			if ( $strip_HTML ) {
				$replace = strip_tags( $replace );
			}

			// Only modify the excerpt if it exceeds the maximum allowed length
			if ( strlen( $replace ) > $length ) {
				$replace = substr( $replace, 0, $length );
				$replace .= $after;
			}

			// Balance tags just in case
			$replace = force_balance_tags( $replace );

			break; // end the case
	}

	return $replace ; //output the placeholder
}
add_filter( 'em_event_output_placeholder','my_em_styles_placeholders', 1, 3 );

/* Lista di eventi ricorrenti e non ricorrenti insieme
USO: [events_list_all recurring="1"]*/

function em_get_events_list_shortcode_all($atts, $format='') {
	$atts = (array) $atts;
	$atts['format'] = ($format != '' || empty($atts['format'])) ? $format : $atts['format'];
	$atts['format'] = html_entity_decode($atts['format']); //shorcode doesn't accept html
	$atts['page'] = ( !empty($atts['page']) && is_numeric($atts['page']) )? $atts['page'] : 1;
	$atts['page'] = ( !empty($_GET['page']) && is_numeric($_GET['page']) )? $_GET['page'] : $atts['page'];        

        // get recurrence events
        $atts['recurring']=1;
        $evts_recurring=EM_Events::get($atts);

        // get non-recurrence events
        $atts['recurring']=0;
        $evts=EM_Events::get($atts);
        // filter out the events that are instances of recurring events
        $non_recurrence_evts = array_filter($evts,'is_no_recurrence');

        // merge recurrence and non-recurring events
        $evts_all= array_merge($non_recurrence_evts,$evts_recurring);
        // sort them by start==start date+time
        usort($evts_all,'evt_start_sort');

        //
	return EM_Events::output( $evts_all, $atts );
}
add_shortcode ( 'events_list_all', 'em_get_events_list_shortcode_all' );

function is_no_recurrence($evt) {
    return $evt->recurrence_id == null;
}

function evt_start_sort($evt1, $evt2) {
    return $evt1->start > $evt2->start;
}

function filter_condition($show_condition, $condition, $conditionals_key, $thiss) {

    if ($condition == "is_recurring") {
        $show_condition=$thiss->recurrence == 1;
    }
    return $show_condition;
}
add_filter('em_event_output_show_condition', 'filter_condition',10,4);

i think it’s all

Ok Finally i find THE SOLUTION!!
Now i can list my event all together single events and the first future recurrence events

OUTPUT:

• single-event-1 >> mydomain/events/single-event-1
• recurring-event-1 >> mydomain/events/recurring-event-nextdate-GG-MM-AA
• single-event-2 >> mydomain/events/single-event-2

It’s seem to be robust enough, I “develop the solution mergin two useful snippet find here in the forum:
recurring event link, thank to Pontus
and events_list_all shortcode, thank to Shatting.

to add the new shordcode i put in mychildtheme/function.php

/*
Recurrence and non recurrence events list together
usage: [events_list_all recurring="1"]OPTIONAL[/events_list_all]
*/

function em_get_events_list_shortcode_all($atts, $format='') {
	$atts = (array) $atts;
	$atts['format'] = ($format != '' || empty($atts['format'])) ? $format : $atts['format'];
	$atts['format'] = html_entity_decode($atts['format']); //shorcode doesn't accept html
	$atts['page'] = ( !empty($atts['page']) && is_numeric($atts['page']) )? $atts['page'] : 1;
	$atts['page'] = ( !empty($_GET['page']) && is_numeric($_GET['page']) )? $_GET['page'] : $atts['page'];        

        // get recurrence events
        $atts['recurring']=1;
        $evts_recurring=EM_Events::get($atts);

        // get first future recurrence events
        $nextRecurrences = nextRecurrences($evts_recurring);

        // get non-recurrence events
        $atts['recurring']=0;
        $evts=EM_Events::get($atts);

        // filter out the events that are instances of recurring events
        $non_recurrence_evts = array_filter($evts,'is_no_recurrence');

        // merge non-recurring events and the first future recurrence events
        $evts_all= array_merge($non_recurrence_evts,$nextRecurrences);

        // sort them by start==start date+time
        usort($evts_all,'evt_start_sort');

        //
	return EM_Events::output( $evts_all, $atts );
}
add_shortcode ( 'events_list_all', 'em_get_events_list_shortcode_all' );

function evt_start_sort($evt1, $evt2) {
    return $evt1->start > $evt2->start;
}

function filter_condition($show_condition, $condition, $conditionals_key, $thiss) {

    if ($condition == "is_recurring") {
        $show_condition=$thiss->recurrence == 1;
    }
    return $show_condition;
}
add_filter('em_event_output_show_condition', 'filter_condition',10,4);

function is_no_recurrence($evt) {
    return $evt->recurrence_id == null;
}

function nextRecurrences($evts) {

	$nextRecurrences = array();

	foreach ($evts as $evt) {
		array_push($nextRecurrences,reset(nextRecurrenceOf($evt)));
	}

    return $nextRecurrences;
}

function nextRecurrenceOf($evt){

	return EM_Events::get(array('recurrence_id'=>$evt->event_id, 'limit'=>1, 'scope'=>'future', 'orderby'=>'event_start_date', 'order'=>'ASC'));
}

And to change the default behaviour of the events page i use the native template sistem, so i copy events-list.php in mychildtheme/plugins/events-manager/templates/ and modified it like:

$args = apply_filters('em_content_events_args', $args);

// get recurrence events*/
$args['recurring']=1;
$evts_recurring=EM_Events::get($args);

// get first future recurrence events
$nextRecurrences = nextRecurrences($evts_recurring);

// get non-recurrence events
$args['recurring']=0;
$evts=EM_Events::get($args);

// filter out the events that are instances of recurring events
$non_recurrence_evts = array_filter($evts,'is_no_recurrence');

// merge nextRecurrences and non-recurring events
$evts_all= array_merge($non_recurrence_evts,$nextRecurrences);

// sort them by start==start date+time
usort($evts_all,'evt_start_sort');

if( get_option('dbem_css_evlist') ) echo "<div class='css-events-list'>";

echo EM_Events::output( $evts_all );

if( get_option('dbem_css_evlist') ) echo "</div>";

You can see the result here, here, and here!

Great solution Andrea, you saved me a lot of time with this code.

I’m having problem that I couldn’t save the setting of Event Manager Plugin. The page prompted <404 Not Found> error. I tried the solution to update < Permalink Settings> to Plain. Unfortunately it didn’t work and i saw the new error below upon Even Manager Setting saving:

Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access /wp/wp-admin/edit.php on this server.
Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Please help!!!