Alex Polonski

I think I can do it on my dev workstation. It can be accessible from internet (via dynamic DNS) but the problem is that it’s not available 24/7. We have to schedule it. First I must install the plugin to be able to reproduce the issue. Once it’s done I contact you.

No, currently there is no support for Events Manager. However Smart Countdown FX is prepared to support external calendar applications via event import plugins (at the time of this writing Tribe Events and Google Calendar plugins are available). I will look into it and check if I can add a plugin for Events Manager.

Hello,
I have replied at https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/smart-countdown-fx-conflict/#topic-8205135-replies
Regards, Alex

Hello,
I have seen the screenshots you attach but it looks that they relate to Simple Calendar. I have never used this application and I will try to install it and reproduce your issue, but I cannot promise a fast reply.
I have also visited your site https://www.zetaunit.com and Smart Countdown FX is working well now. I understand that you are using Google Calendar instead of Simple Calendar right now.
Normally “spinning wheel forever” can mean:

• There is a critical javascript error while making AJAX request
• Something weird is going on on server and error 500 is returned

I can have a look at your site but due to timezone difference (I’m at CET) it’s not easy to schedule. The site should be in “problematic” state (i.e. Smart Countdown FX not working), so that I can detect the problem.
However you can do it yourself looking in browser debug console (I propose Google Chrome developer tools). There are two panes that are of interest: Console and Network. Entries in red are errors…
A screenshot of developer tools screen might be a good hint.
Waiting for your feedback.
Regards, Alex
P.S. Sorry but I cannot promise a really fast reaction. Timezone + I’m really overwhelmed by current workload ((
P.P.S There is a plugin companion for Smart Countdown FX that connects tthe plugin with Google Calendar. If you are interested you can read https://wp.smartcalc.org/google-calendar/

• This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by Alex Polonski.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by Alex Polonski.

Hello Jan,
Smart Countdown FX plugin uses AJAX to get event date and time to display the interval to/from in the counter. These AJAX requests are made once per plugin instance / page load.
If you are using event import plugins additional AJAX request is sent when currently displayed event ends and the plugin looks for the next one.
If you have a lot of counter widgets on the same page the number of requests can be elevated, but for a single widget (typical use case) it shouldn’t be a problem.
Getting events via AJAX was a design decision for Smart Countdown FX and cannot be changed. It ensures that the plugin works fine event on aggressively cached sites and also make the whole page load faster.
Please, let me know if I’m missing something and your server is really overloaded by AJAX requests and you do notice performance issues.
Regards, Alex

I have published new plugin version (1.2) with “publish status filter” fix. It is safe to update.

Thank you for your feedback.
Events import support in Smart Countdown FX is modular (using add-on plugins). This is a design decision. Currently there are 3 plugins (stand-alone “recurring events” and bridges for event calendar and google calendar). Bridges for other calendar applications may be added in future.
Rolling all this stuff into the main countdown plugin would make it harder to update and maintain, and for the end users will result in extremely complex interface in widget settings and too many shortcode terms to set it all up.

You are right. I didn’t expect that tribe_get_events() function (a standard approach to getting events from Events Calendar) allowed unpublished events to pass through. I haven’t found a filter for event (post) status in their documentation.
I can propose a workaround:
Locate includes/helper.php file in Events Calendar Bridge plugin folder. Find code like this (around line 143):

// If no posts let's bail
if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
	continue;
}

and change it to:

// discard unpublished events
$posts = array_filter($posts, function($p) {
	return $p->post_status == 'publish';
});

// If no posts let's bail
if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
	continue;
}

Please, let me know if it works.

Keeping in mind your previous request (https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/use-shortcode-anywhere-via-php?replies=2) I have tested “click_url” attribute when in do_shortcode(). Thought there might be a bug or a side effect when “click_url” attribute was used in direct PHP render-widget code.
No problem found, click_url link opens correctly.

Hi,
Strange… I have tested both shortcode “click_url” attribute and widget setting, both behave as expected. Absolute URL is correctly open in new browser tab/window.
There may be typos in your original message and I didn’t understand the issue. Is you site domain automatically prepended to the URL from shortcode, thus breaking the link?
Please, provide more detail.
Regards, Alex

Hi
Easy Recurring Events add-on for Smart Countdown implements some very basic recurring patterns only.
For advanced recurring patterns you can use other event import plugins:

• https://wp.smartcalc.org/google-calendar/
• https://wp.smartcalc.org/events-calendar-bridge/

Google Calendar integration requires some one-time setup work but then you can create advanced recurrence patterns with virtually no limit of complexity.
Regards, Alex

Hi,
you can use e.g.
echo do_shortcode('[smartcountdown deadline="2017-01-01 00:00:00"]');
More shortcode samples: https://wp.smartcalc.org/layouts-demo/
Complete reference: https://wp.smartcalc.org/reference/
Regards, Alex

I have responded in ticket #250965.

Hi,
I have added translation. I would like that you test it out before I make it public. I have to send you translation files I created.
Please, open a support ticket here: https://smartcalc.org/en/create-ticket
I will attach the files in response to your ticket.
Regards, Alex
P.S. please make sure you provide a valid email when creating ticket, otherwise you will not receive ticket status updates.

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