Hide past events from search

Yes: create a relevanssi_do_not_index filter function that removes the past events from the index.

add_filter( 'relevanssi_do_not_index', 'rlv_remove_past_events', 10, 2 );
function rlv_remove_past_events( $block, $post_id ) {
    $post_type = relevanssi_get_post_type( $post_id );
    if ( 'event' === $post_type ) {
        // get event date somehow, and if it's already past:
        $block = true;
    }
    return $block;
}

I don’t know where Events Manager stores the event date, so I can’t tell you how exactly that is done, but that’s the main idea. Then just rebuild the index, and the past events are gone from the search.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply – really appreciate it. I’m not sure what kind of code might be required or what to look for – a real php novice. Can you give me any hints at all?

Thanks
Jen

Unfortunately not, because I don’t know how Events Manager works. You should probably ask the Events Manager support, they should know.