Post Object Field in Events Calendar Meta Details Section

• jsteckler

• December 15, 2017 at 8:55 am

Hello,

To be as succinct as possible, I am attempting to create a relationship post object field so that, on the backend, I may select from The Events Calendar Pro’s native “Organizers” post type and output a new event details meta section on the frontend.

(Basically, I want a “Speakers” section and an “Organizers” section, but because individuals may have either role depending on the event, I do not want to create a new custom post type and have to duplicate much of the same content for those who both speak and organize at a given event)

Of course, implementing the new section was easy on the backend. I am able to select from the same bank of “Speakers/Organizers” on the backend and it saves that data no problem. I am running into issues on the front-end, however.

All it is outputting on the frontend is “Array”

Here is the coded template file (/modules/meta/theorganizers.php) I am failing with:

<?php

$field_name = "the_organizers";
$field = get_field_object($field_name);

?>

<div class="tribe-events-meta-group tribe-events-meta-group-organizer">
	<h3 class="tribe-events-single-section-title"><?php echo "Organizers"; ?></h3>
	<dl>
		<?php
		do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_organizer_section_start' );
		
		
		echo $field;
	
	
	do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_organizer_section_end' );
		?>
	</dl>
</div>

For what it’s worth, here is the plugin’s native template file for organizers, found at found at /modules/meta/organizer.php (I’m sorry if the terminology is getting confusing. On the frontend, I changed the header to the all encompassing Speakers | Organizers):

<?php
/**
 * Single Event Meta (Organizer) Template
 *
 * Override this template in your own theme by creating a file at:
 * [your-theme]/tribe-events/modules/meta/organizer.php
 *
 * @package TribeEventsCalendar
 * @version 4.4
 */

$organizer_ids = tribe_get_organizer_ids();
$multiple = count( $organizer_ids ) > 1;

$phone = tribe_get_organizer_phone();
$email = tribe_get_organizer_email();
$website = tribe_get_organizer_website_link();
?>

<div class="tribe-events-meta-group tribe-events-meta-group-organizer">
	<h3 class="tribe-events-single-section-title"><?php echo tribe_get_organizer_label( ! $multiple ); ?></h3>
	<dl>
		<?php
		do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_organizer_section_start' );

		foreach ( $organizer_ids as $organizer ) {
			if ( ! $organizer ) {
				continue;
			}

			?>
			<dt style="display:none;"><?php // This element is just to make sure we have a valid HTML ?></dt>
			<dd class="tribe-organizer">
				<?php echo tribe_get_organizer_link( $organizer ) ?>
			</dd>
			<?php
		}

		if ( ! $multiple ) { // only show organizer details if there is one
			if ( ! empty( $phone ) ) {
				?>
				<dt>
					<?php esc_html_e( 'Phone:', 'the-events-calendar' ) ?>
				</dt>
				<dd class="tribe-organizer-tel">
					<?php echo esc_html( $phone ); ?>
				</dd>
				<?php
			}//end if

			if ( ! empty( $email ) ) {
				?>
				<dt>
					<?php esc_html_e( 'Email:', 'the-events-calendar' ) ?>
				</dt>
				<dd class="tribe-organizer-email">
					<?php echo esc_html( $email ); ?>
				</dd>
				<?php
			}//end if

			if ( ! empty( $website ) ) {
				?>
				<dt>
					<?php esc_html_e( 'Website:', 'the-events-calendar' ) ?>
				</dt>
				<dd class="tribe-organizer-url">
					<?php echo $website; ?>
				</dd>
				<?php
			}//end if
		}//end if

		do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_organizer_section_end' );
		?>
	</dl>
</div>

The template files are then called in The Events Calendar’s meta.php (/modules/meta.php):

<?php
/**
 * Single Event Meta Template
 *
 * Override this template in your own theme by creating a file at:
 * [your-theme]/tribe-events/modules/meta.php
 *
 * @package TribeEventsCalendar
 */

do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_before' );

// Check for skeleton mode (no outer wrappers per section)
$not_skeleton = ! apply_filters( 'tribe_events_single_event_the_meta_skeleton', false, get_the_ID() );

// Do we want to group venue meta separately?
$set_venue_apart = apply_filters( 'tribe_events_single_event_the_meta_group_venue', false, get_the_ID() );
?>

<?php if ( $not_skeleton ) : ?>
	<div class="tribe-events-single-section tribe-events-event-meta primary tribe-clearfix">
<?php endif; ?>

<?php
do_action( 'tribe_events_single_event_meta_primary_section_start' );

// Always include the main event details in this first section
tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/details' );
tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/theorganizers' );

// If we have no map to embed and no need to keep the venue separate...
if ( ! $set_venue_apart && ! tribe_embed_google_map() ) {
	tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/venue' );
} elseif ( ! $set_venue_apart && ! tribe_has_organizer() && tribe_embed_google_map() ) {
	// If we have no organizer, no need to separate the venue but we have a map to embed...
	tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/venue' );
	echo '<div class="tribe-events-meta-group tribe-events-meta-group-gmap">';
	tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/map' );
	echo '</div>';
} else {
	// If the venue meta has not already been displayed then it will be printed separately by default
	$set_venue_apart = true;
}

// Include organizer meta if appropriate
if ( tribe_has_organizer() ) {
	tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/organizer' );
}

do_action( 'tribe_events_single_event_meta_primary_section_end' );
?>

<?php if ( $not_skeleton ) : ?>
	</div>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if ( $set_venue_apart ) : ?>
	<?php if ( $not_skeleton ) : ?>
		<div class="tribe-events-single-section tribe-events-event-meta secondary tribe-clearfix">
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php
	do_action( 'tribe_events_single_event_meta_secondary_section_start' );

	tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/venue' );
	tribe_get_template_part( 'modules/meta/map' );

	do_action( 'tribe_events_single_event_meta_secondary_section_end' );
	?>
	<?php
	if ( $not_skeleton ) : ?>
		</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
<?php
endif;
do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_after' );

• jsteckler

• December 15, 2017 at 9:01 am

Including a screenshot of the frontend

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• jsteckler

• December 19, 2017 at 7:18 am

Got it! If this is of any use to anyone else, here is the working template:

<?php
/**
 * Single Event Meta (Organizer) Template
 *
 * Override this template in your own theme by creating a file at:
 * [your-theme]/tribe-events/modules/meta/organizer.php
 *
 * @package TribeEventsCalendar
 * @version 4.4
 */

?>

<div class="tribe-events-meta-group tribe-events-meta-group-organizer">
	<h3 class="tribe-events-single-section-title"><?php echo "Organizers"; ?></h3>
	<dl>
		
	<?php	$posts = get_field('the_organizers');?>
	
	<?php foreach( $posts as $p ): // variable must NOT be called $post (IMPORTANT) ?>
	    <dt style="display:none;"><?php // This element is just to make sure we have a valid HTML ?></dt>
			<dd class="tribe-organizer">
	    	<a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $p->ID ); ?>"><?php echo get_the_title( $p->ID ); ?></a>
	    	<?php the_field('author', $p->ID); ?>
	    </dd>
	<?php endforeach; ?>
	
	<?php do_action( 'tribe_events_single_meta_organizer_section_end' ); 
		?>
	</dl>
</div>