reinoudh

I had to go back to version 6.4.6.4 (August 2023) and can’t update without getting this problem. An update to version 6.4.7.1 started this problem in my case (released beginning March 2024?), later versions have the same problem.

I noticed that this problem appears because the script entered in the Formatting > Event list Format field is changed by Events manager (recent version, not before) after using the Save button. EM deletes tags and conditions without notice. You think the script entered is accepted (no error message appears), but in fact the script is changed. The effect is that the resulting HTML misses a lot of code and the page looks corrupted.

This does not happen when you import previously exported settings: the fields are not validated, the scripts are accepted, and the HTML is generated fully. Until you hit the Save button to save any setting: the field values become stripped again, and the pages look corrupted.

Anyone has any idea what’s going on? Is this a known change of proces? Or am I wrong with this explanation and is it somthing else? Please help, because I can’t create the HTML I need anymore.

great, thanks! couldn’t find this anywhere.

I have no overview of changes, so it’s hard to decide. Is there documentation?
I’m also very happy with the powerful functionality and stability of 5.12.1.
I expect 6.1.1 to not change the way my website looks apart from format scripts for single events and events list, and only have changes in admin (easier/advanced event management). But from what I read from other users, it also affects the visual design of the website (?). In that case, no 6.1.1 for me!

I’ve been waiting to update for a moment when no users visit the website, because it is a ‘major update’, although it mostly concerns UI improvements (admin UI), as I understand.

Last night I updated and it turned my website into a chaos…I quickly browsed some pages that list events and looked in the edit-mode of an event. What I saw was that the layout of pages was totally disrupted and it seemed that the event I was looking at, didn’t have all the contents (? not possible, must have misjudged). I also saw a link to migration settings, so I expected that there’s more to it than a simple updated and quickly ended this first try.

I restored the previous plugin folder (5.12.1) and delete the new one (6.0.1), and that restored the website. Before continuing this update, I’m now doing more research to prepare and understand the update proces and components involved.

In my website I use some custom page templates and I’ve added some custom placeholders to ’em-event.php’. And some custome variables. Nothing more. I do have large scripts with conditionals, placeholders and html in the settings to format event lists and single events.

Any tips, sources to help me prepare this would be great!

Indeed I have…

I use WPML (WPML String Translation, WPML Multilingual CMS, WPML Media). The language is set to Dutch, however this should be applied to the website, not my admin. The admin is indeed in English, except for EM…

I know…as I wrote, this only offers a fixed string and not a variable, like placeholder or shortcode to insert an event category, so you can make more friendly urls. Or am I missing an option?

I’ll post it there. As said, there are no bookings when the payment process hasn’t been completed. ‘Delete new accounts after x minutes when guest bookings haven’t been completed’ would come close…

yes, I use EM Pro. When payment isn’t completed, there is no booking (which is fine). However there is a new registration. That should’ve been cancelled too, I think. (not manually afterwards)

tnx, I know, but I mean can the registration process end when a user doesnt finish the payment process. Now it’s a manual admin action afterwards, and not safe since everybody can create an account by not finishing payment.
When a booking hasnt been finished, the registration shouldnt either…or is there a reason why it should?

Hi Patrick,

Tnx for the clarification. I understand how the functionality is meant to work, which is logical indeed.

I need however a step before payment, in which I can verify if people fit the event profile. If that’s the case, they can buy the ticket. One of the reasons I selected Events manager…But I see now that two different ‘approved’ statuses is not technically feasible.

I found a workaround though. An event that requires a ‘fit’-approval before a payment-approval, gets 2 tickets:
1. The ‘request’ ticket is free,not required, and appears for everybody.
2. The ‘pay’ ticket is required and only appears for user role X.
I can manually approve the request-ticket (it’s free, so the payment gateway doesn’t interfere), and then set the users’ role to X. That makes the pay-ticket accessible and activates the payment-approval process.

It’s a more tedious manual process for the admin, and requires to pay attention to prevent errors. Maybe I can integrate the user role change into the ‘fit’ approval function. Further, I have to find out if hiding/showing of tickets is possible with conditional placeholders and if the pay-ticket price is shown instead of the free one.

Thanks for helping me out…saves me a lot of research and unsuccesful try-outs!