Display an Event or Gig List Using WordPress
Want to use WordPress to display an event or gig list with future dates, without resorting to a plug-in?
This method allows my clients to manage their own gig / event list by simply creating events as individual WordPress posts in a particular category – for sake of argument let’s assume a category entitled ‘Gigs’. The code then takes posts from this ‘Gigs’ category and displays them – past and present – in a listing.
Now this was always possible for past (published) post dates, but clearly that is not of much use in this situation, since the whole point of a gig or event list is to advertise future events, rather than past events. Fortunately, since the advent of WordPress 2.xx (not quite sure what version of 2 – to be safe use the latest version), you are now able to display future (scheduled) posts and it’s this functionality that I exploit to display a gig / event listing.
A later refinement has two headings on the web page, ‘Gigs’ and ‘Previous Gigs’; once the gig / event date has passed and the scheduled post becomes a published post, it dynamically moves from below the ‘Gigs’ heading and reappears below the ‘Previous Gigs’ heading. Sweet!!
Examples
Links to live examples …
http://www.heathersimmons.co.uk/gigs.php
http://www.digbyfairweather.com/gigs/
Notice how the ‘Gigs’ events are ordered in chronological (ascending) order with the next event at the top of the page and future events further down the page. As the top most event date passes, it dynamically drops down the page and reappears beneath the ‘Previous Gigs’ heading and the next dated event is then displayed at the top of the page under the ‘Gigs’ heading. The ‘Previous Gigs’ are listed in reverse chronological (descending) order.
Q: Why display past gigs / events at all?
A: Well, I’ve found that some artistes like their punters to see which of the more salubrious venues they’ve recently performed at – particularly if they’ve just played the 100 Club, or Ronnie Scotts, for example.
This is how it works …
Display Past Events
As mentioned earlier, it has always been possible to display a list of past events (published posts) – after all this is pretty much the anatomy of a blog. So to display only past posts from the ‘Gigs’ category – ie previous events / gigs …
<h2>Previous Gigs</h2>
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=gigs');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
?>
<dl class="giglist">
<dt><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?>:</dt>
<dd><?php the_content(); ?></dd>
</dl>
<?php endwhile;?>
Note how the ‘WP_Query’ function is used to query only for posts in the ‘gigs’ category:
WP_Query(‘category_name=gigs’);
Then the results are displayed in a definition list – with a class of ‘giglist’ to enable future styling.
Display Future Events
However, to display future dates (scheduled posts) from the ‘Gigs’ category, I exploit the ‘post_status=future’ function which became available within WordPress 2.xx …
<h2>Gigs</h2>
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=gigs&post_status=future&order=ASC');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
?>
<dl class="giglist">
<dt><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?>:</dt>
<dd><?php the_content(); ?></dd>
</dl>
<?php endwhile;?>
Note how this time the ‘WP_Query’ function queries only posts with a post status of ‘future’ in the ‘gigs’ category and also specifies that they are listed in ascending (ASC) order:
WP_Query(‘category_name=gigs&post_status=future&order=ASC’);
Again the results are displayed in a definition list – with a class of ‘giglist’ to enable future styling.
Complete Code
Of course, it makes more sense to have your future gigs / events at the top of the page where they are most visible and previous gigs further down the page. So the final code would be …
<h2>Gigs</h2>
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=gigs&post_status=future&order=ASC');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
?>
<dl class="giglist">
<dt><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?>:</dt>
<dd><?php the_content(); ?></dd>
</dl>
<?php endwhile;?>
<h2>Previous Gigs</h2>
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=gigs');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
?>
<dl class="giglist">
<dt><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?>:</dt>
<dd><?php the_content(); ?></dd>
</dl>
<?php endwhile;?>
A Touch of CSS
Now, all that that remains is to add that touch of style:
h2 {
font: 120% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
}
.giglist {
font: 80% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
margin: 0 0 0 10px; padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}
.giglist p {
margin: 0; padding: 0;
}
.giglist dl {
margin: 0; padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}
.giglist dt {
margin: 0; padding: 0 20px 0px 20px;
font-size: 90%; font-weight: bold;
background: url(http://www.stylegala.com/img/_bullets/0093_bullet.png)
no-repeat 0 50%;
}
.giglist dd {
margin: 0 0 19px 0; padding: 0 20px 0px 20px;
}
In Closing
The precise time of day at which an event dynamically moves between ‘Gigs’ and ‘Previous Gigs’ can be manipulated by adjusting the post’s time parameter. If it’s an evening event I tend to set the time to around 22.00hrs or 23.00hrs. This way the event is listed under the ‘Gigs’ heading all through the day and only transfers to the ‘Previous Gigs’ heading when it’s too late to be advertised under that day’s events. After all, there’s little point punters turning up to a gig if the drummer’s already loading his kit into the van!!
I’ve used definition lists as a means of displaying these events – now, should I have used unordered lists instead? I guess it comes down to your take on the W3C directives. However, if unordered lists, or even tables (since it’s tabular data) are your preference, then these layouts are easily implemented.
There’s a setting in WordPress, ‘Blog pages show at most’ which determines the maximum number of posts displayed on a page. The default setting of 10 will need to be increased if you intend displaying more than 10 gigs / events on your page.
In WP version 2.3.x, it’s here: Options / Reading / Blog Pages / Show at most.
In WP version 2.5.x, it’s here: Settings / Reading / Blog pages show at most.
For alternative bullets – look here:
http://www.stylegala.com/features/bulletmadness/
Thanks to ‘mfields’ of the WordPress community who put me on to the idea of exploiting the ‘post_status=future’ function in the first place.
And blog’s your proverbial uncle!!
Appendix 1
Display a message if no future gigs exist – thanks to KayBee for thinking of this – a useful refinement I think. Seagyn Davis has the answer – an if statement with the have_posts().
I’d do it like this I think …
<h2>Gigs</h2>
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=gigs&post_status=future&order=ASC');
?>
<?php
if ($my_query->have_posts()) : while ($my_query->have_posts()) :
$my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
?>
<dl class="giglist">
<dt><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?>:</dt>
<dd><?php the_content(); ?></dd>
</dl>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
<p><?php _e('Sorry, no shows at present.'); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
thanks for the tip! very useful
Very interesting, i’m testing it ! thx
This is a great idea. I love GigPress until I found out that it generated around 100 queries for my previous gigs.
This is just what I am after.
Just a quick question. Is there an easy way to display a ‘Sorry no shows at present’ if there are no future gig posts?
I have been searching for an answer but thus far had no luck.
All the best
Karl
Great bit of code.
@ KayBee – you can use a if statement with the have_posts() function built into WordPress
There fore if have_posts() do it else display “No shows coming up”
@ Seagyn Davis; How would I incorporate that into the existing code? Sorry to be a pain
Hi KayBee,
I’ve just added an appendix to the original post explaining how to incorporate the if else statement into the original code. There is probably a more elegant way to code it, but this seems to work.
As for GigPress – I have heard of it, but tend to avoid plug-ins where a few lines of code do what I require.
Please let me know how you get on with the above.
Regards,
Keith
This technique seems to work great, except it won’t show future posts individually. For viewing single posts, WordPress filters out anything with a future status unless you’re an admin or have permission to edit that post. I’ve been looking at hooks to try to figure out a way to modify this behavior, but I’m not sure it’s possible without editing WP core code, which is a real pain when it’s time to upgrade. Any suggestions?
this is a great idea!
i’m having a problem getting the list to display in the sidebar on my home page however (separate from the posts list). any ideas? i see that your example site has it working this way.
thanks
Hi Keith,
Thanks for the really useful thread.
I’m using the code successfully in a sidebar and would like to restrict the number of future events displaying to 5
I’ve tried adding “numberposts=5″ thus
But no joy. Any ideas please?
That is exactly how i would do it. Its actually the best way to do it in WP. I have also found a few “bugs”.
One problem I have run into is with IE. It works great in FireFox but as soon as you click the future event in IE then it gives a 404 error. Any ideas?
PS a link would be great
I stand corrected, it is on both, it does not allow you to view a future post if you are not logged in.
Jeremy Clulow: Try ’showposts=5′, rather than ‘numberposts’. That’s the expression I use on this page to display the next three gigs: http://www.heathersimmons.co.uk/home.php
The entire code used to achieve the above, is:
<h2>Next Five Gigs</h2> <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=gigs&post_status=future &order=ASC&showposts=5'); while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?> <dl class="giglist"> <dt><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?>:</dt> <dd><?php the_content(); ?></dd> </dl> <?php endwhile;?>Matthew Glover and Seagyn Davis: Presumably you’re both trying to display events in ’single post view’, using the ’single.php’ or similar template file. Sorry, but my technique was only ever intended to display posts in multi-post view – displaying the events as a list rather than individually. However, I don’t see this code cannot be adapted so that one could drill down to a particular event in single post view. When I get a little more time I will investigate and post my findings.
Regards,
Keith
’showposts=5′ works
Many thanks – we’re rockin’ and rollin’ again.
Jeremy
Beautiful, Keith – this is what I’ve been looking for. Thanks!
do you know a possibility to show the RSS feed including future events, additionally?
that would be awesome..
i mean if i would subsribe to a gig-feed without showing the upcoming event, doesn’t make any sense, doesn’t it?
How would you create a link to the gig information?
I’ve changed the above to display Gig Name, Gig Date and would like a link on the Gig title.
any ideas?
oops… a link on the Gig Name
Well I looked into it, it only works if you allow future dated posts to be published.Mail me if you want the plugin name, cant remember off hand.
I gave this a shot and really like the idea it’s simple and uses the tools wordpress provides … HOWEVER… This is less than perfect if the future posts can’t be seen in the feed. I’ve searched and searched and tried all sorts of things but can’t find any way to show these future posts in the feed. I’d hate to have to give up on this since I also created a custom widget to display the events as well.
Please tell me there is a solution that I’m overlooking to get these into either the main feed or even better it’s OWN custom feed.
Cheers
I’ve done something similar showing the event/post title. I want to link to the full post, but of course single.php won’t show this by default. anyone know how to modify things so that single.php will show scheduled posts?
Cant get it to work without being logged in. Any clues?
in the single template,
has anyone tried using query_posts(‘p=’.$post->ID.’&post_status=future’);
or something along those lines (I’m not in front of the right computer right now, so I can’t try it out.
If that doesn’t work, couldn’t one instead do something like
if(!have_posts()){
$futurepost = new WPQuery(‘p=’.$postid.’&post_status=future’);
if(have_posts()) $post = the_post();
}else{
$post = the_post();
}
then have everything use $post->functionnames() rather than calling them with out the object
like $post->get_the_title() instead of the_title();
keep in mind, again, i’m not in front of my computer, so I can’t test this out… i’m sure there are syntax problems.
Finally, the other issue this my suggestion is that if people guess the url of your post, then they will be able to view future posts even if you didn’t want them to… and from reading the wordpress website, it would seem this is the reason they’ve restricted future posts and why we’re having the problems we are having with the single post templates.
DerekNobuyuki
Addendum:
Now that I’ve had a chance to actually try it out, I see now that if you specify an ID with p=
and are using post_status=future then the code they’ve added to restrict access comes into effect.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any efficient way of working around it.
while($wp_query->have_posts()&&$post->ID!=$id) $wp_query->the_post();
would go to right ID but isn’t efficient (like if we could put it into the SQL)
However, there are plugins out there that would make scheduled posts have a “published” status instead of a “future” status like this one
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/the-future-is-now/
DerekNobuyuki
and what about the rss-feed and the calendar?
I ran into this same problem my self. The wp-core code does not allow for future posts to be queried by non-admins in single.php. The most simple solution I found is to make a custom 404.php template (since this is where the query will be redirected to after it cannot find what it’s looking for with single.php).
Take a look at dameer’s comment here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/276841
Best of luck, and boy do I love ruby after all these PHP hacks.
I have this problem too but I created my own plugin to fix this. NO hacks and NO need to edit your templates. Just install it and it solves the problem.
Check: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/show-future-posts-on-single-post/
Running example is at http://www.FredRadio.com
Cool thread – I’m trying to apply the future posts idea to my site, but it’s using a function to display the posts in the location where I want them. I’ve tried messing around with the code a bit to see if I could modify it, but always get some PHP error. Here’s the function that displays 3 latest news posts on my homepage (www.musicvancouver.com):
function print_news_posts($count=3){
global $cat_news, $more;
$more = 1;
query_posts(‘showposts=’.$count.’&cat=’.$cat_news);
if (have_posts()) :
echo ‘What\’s Happening’;
while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<a href=”">
<a href=”" class=”more”>Read More
<?php endwhile;
endif;
}
What I’d prefer to do is print the next 3 upcoming (future posts) events, in ascending order, but can’t figure out the syntax with this particular function (not knowing much PHP and all).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Luis
Thank you so much for this article! I’ve been trying so hard to find a good way to use wordpress to display events, and used a number of plugins that just added more work to add an event. This makes it so much easier for me as a developer and for the users to post events.
You’ll be able to see this in action at:
starryeyedmusic.com (new design will be up may 9th)
Dude, you just saved my ass with this post. The post_status=future was exactly what I was looking for!!! THANKS!
I have been playing with this sort of thig on a recent site and here is the solution i have used – it bypasses the future posts issue altogether and pulls the date from a custom field.
=&meta_value=’ . $todaysDate . ‘&orderby=meta_value&order=ASC’); ?>
You can add a time as well if needed – i use this and have a form setup that automatically publishes the post – so no backend manipulation has to occur.
=&meta_value=' . $todaysDate . '&orderby=meta_value&order=ASC'); ?>Last attempt – never tried code in a comments box before.
query_posts(‘showposts=20&category_name=Queensland&meta_key=EventDate&meta_compare=>=&meta_value=’ . $todaysDate . ‘&orderby=meta_value&order=ASC’);
So will the gigs then be posted to the RSS feed if they are future (scheduled) posts?
I wonder if it’s possible to set an ‘expiry date’ on a post rather than base it on time of the gig day? reason being I actually need this for publishing exhibitions which run for longer than one night so I don’t what an exhibition to jump to ‘previous’ on the day it opens, but the day it closes… How would I do this?
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this
This is such a sweet method, so easy to implement and easier to restyle then all the gig plugins out there. Cheers!
Great post, but I have one issue.
When I use post_status=future, WP is also displaying my trashed items, as well as my drafts. I’m trying to only display scheduled posts, but post_status doesn’t recognized a “scheduled” parameter.
Any thoughts or ideas?
I’m trying to do an events list, just like most others have mentioned, but trashed & draft items cannot be showing up on the live site.
Thanks.
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Greetings from Los angeles! I’m bored at work so I decided to check out your site on my iphone during lunch break.
I really like the information you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. I’m
amazed at how quick your blog loaded on my cell phone .. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, very good site!
Hey! I know this is kinda off topic nevertheless I’d figured I’d ask. Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest writing a blog article or vice-versa? My website addresses a lot of the same subjects as yours and I think we could greatly benefit from each other. If you might be interested feel free to shoot me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! Excellent blog by the way!
At this time it seems like WordPress is the best blogging platform available right now. (from what I’ve read) Is that what you’re using on your blog?
Great post however , I was wanting to know if you could write a litte more on this subject? I’d
be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit further.
Thanks!
Hey! I know this is kinda off topic but I was wondering if you
knew where I could find a captcha plugin for my comment form?
I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having trouble finding one?
Thanks a lot!
When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and
now each time a comment is added I get several emails with the same comment.
Is there any way you can remove me from that service? Many thanks!
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Your blog provided us useful information to work on.
You have done a extraordinary job!
Howdy! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering
which blog platform are you using for this website?
I’m getting fed up of WordPress because I’ve had issues with hackers and I’m looking at alternatives for another platform. I would be great if you could point me in the direction of a good platform.
Good day! This post couldn’t be written any better!
Reading this post reminds me of my previous room mate!
He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this page to him.
Pretty sure he will have a good read. Many thanks for sharing!
Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though
you relied on the video to make your point. You obviously know what youre talking about, why waste your
intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?
Today, I went to the beach with my kids. I found a sea
shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and
said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her ear and screamed.
There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her
ear. She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is entirely off topic but I had to tell
someone!
Today, while I was at work, my cousin stole my iPad and tested to see
if it can survive a 30 foot drop, just so she can be a youtube sensation.
My iPad is now destroyed and she has 83 views.
I know this is totally off topic but I had to share it with someone!
I was wondering if you ever thought of changing the structure
of your site? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.
But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with
it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having 1 or 2 images.
Maybe you could space it out better?
Hi, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar one and i was
just wondering if you get a lot of spam feedback?
If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can recommend?
I get so much lately it’s driving me mad so any assistance is very much appreciated.
This design is steller! You obviously know how to keep a reader amused. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job. I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!
I’m truly enjoying the design and layout of your site.
It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more enjoyable for me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a developer to create your theme? Exceptional work!
Hey! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after checking through some of
the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely happy
I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back often!
Hi there! Would you mind if I share your blog with my myspace group? There’s a lot of folks that I think would really appreciate
your content. Please let me know. Thanks
Hi, I think your website might be having browser compatibility issues.
When I look at your blog site in Ie, it looks fine but when opening in Internet
Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up!
Other then that, superb blog!
Sweet blog! I found it while surfing around on Yahoo News.
Do you have any suggestions on how to get listed in Yahoo News?
I’ve been trying for a while but I never seem to get there! Many thanks
Hey there! This is kind of off topic but I need some help from an established blog. Is it very hard to set up your own blog? I’m
not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty quick.
I’m thinking about making my own but I’m not sure where to start.
Do you have any ideas or suggestions? With thanks
Hello there! Quick question that’s entirely off topic. Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly? My weblog looks weird when browsing from my apple iphone. I’m trying to find a template or plugin that might be able to correct this issue.
If you have any recommendations, please share.
With thanks!
I’m not that much of a internet reader to be honest but your sites really nice, keep it up!
I’ll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back later. Many thanks
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you make this website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you? Plz reply as I’m looking to create
my own blog and would like to know where u got this from.
thanks a lot
Incredible! This blog looks exactly like my old one!
It’s on a entirely different subject but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Outstanding choice of colors!
Hey there just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly.
I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different browsers and both show the
same results.
Hello are using WordPress for your site platform? I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my
own. Do you need any html coding knowledge to make your own blog?
Any help would be really appreciated!
Hey this is kinda of off topic but I was wondering if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML.
I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding knowledge so I wanted to get guidance from someone with experience. Any help would be enormously appreciated!
Hi there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any issues with hackers? My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing a few months of hard work due to no backup. Do you have any solutions to protect against hackers?
Hello! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would
be ok. I’m definitely enjoying your blog and look forward to new posts.
Hi! Do you know if they make any plugins to safeguard against hackers? I’m
kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any suggestions?
Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with Search Engine Optimization? I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m not seeing very good results. If you know of any please share. Cheers!
I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my own weblog and was wondering what all
is needed to get setup? I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a pretty penny? I’m not very web smart so I’m not 100% positive. Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
Hmm is anyone else experiencing problems with the images on this blog loading? I’m trying to figure out if its a problem on my end or if it’s the blog. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I’m not sure why but this web site is loading very slow for me.
Is anyone else having this problem or is it a problem on
my end? I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.
Hey there! I’m at work browsing your blog from my new iphone 4!
Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward
to all your posts! Keep up the fantastic work!
Wow that was strange. I just wrote an extremely long comment but after I
clicked submit my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
Anyways, just wanted to say wonderful blog!
Hello outstanding website! Does running a blog such as this
require a lot of work? I have absolutely no expertise in computer programming
but I had been hoping to start my own blog in
the near future. Anyhow, should you have any ideas or techniques for new blog owners please
share. I know this is off subject but I just had to ask.
Thanks!
Hello! I realize this is kind of off-topic but I needed to ask.
Does managing a well-established blog such as yours take a large amount of work?
I’m completely new to running a blog but I do write in my diary everyday. I’d like to start a blog so I can share my own experience and feelings online.
Please let me know if you have any kind of ideas or tips for new aspiring bloggers.
Thankyou!
Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets I could add
to my blog that automatically tweet my newest twitter updates.
I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some time and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something like this. Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your blog and I look forward to your new updates.
I don’t know if it’s just me or if everybody else experiencing issues with your site. It seems like some of the written text within your content are running off the screen. Can someone else please comment and let me know if this is happening to them too? This could be a issue with my web browser because I’ve
had this happen previously. Kudos
First off I would like to say terrific blog! I had a quick question that I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.
I was curious to know how you center yourself and clear your mind before writing.
I’ve had difficulty clearing my mind in getting my ideas out there. I do enjoy writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are generally wasted just trying to figure out how to begin. Any recommendations or tips? Thanks!