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<?php $loop = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'event', 'posts_per_page' => 10, 'orderby'=> 'meta_value', 'meta_key' => 'event_start', 'order' => 'DESC' ) ); if(have_posts()) : while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?>

<?php

	//Event Meta Boxes //

	add_action("admin_init", "add_event");

	add_action('save_post', 'update_event_options');

	function add_event(){

		add_meta_box("event_details", "Event Info", "event_options", "event", "normal", "low");

	}

	function event_options(){

		global $post;

		$custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);

		$event_start = $custom["event_start"][0];

?>

<table>

	<tr>

		<td><label>Event Start Date:</label></td>

		<td><input name="event_start" value="<?php echo $event_start; ?>" /></td>

	</tr>

</table>  

<?php

	}

	// Saving Event Meta Boxes //

	function update_event_options(){

		global $post;

		if(isset($_POST["event_start"])) update_post_meta($post->ID, "event_start", $_POST["event_start"]);

	}

?>

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• 
  Last edited:
  07/19/10
  2:34am
  Jignesh Patel says:

  Hello,
  
  I guess you can use the jQuery datepicker to fill the date. Using that you can modify the format you want. When you post the form, you will get the date in that format. Save the date in DB in that format only. So having one DB field will make it easier to sort by it.
  
  When displaying on the frontend, apply the explode() function & can separate the Date, Month and Year. Now you can display whatever way you want.

  • 07/19/10 2:36am
    
    Mike McAlister says:

    Hi Jignesh,
    These are good suggestions, but I'm looking for some actual working solutions here.

• 
  Last edited:
  07/19/10
  2:47am
  Pippin Williamson says:

  Why not just use the Premium Events Calendar from Code Canyon. It is already built to do everything you need.
  
  http://codecanyon.net/item/events-calendar-pro-wordpress-premium-plugin/109301

  Previous versions of this answer: 07/19/10 at 2:47am

  • 07/19/10 2:50am
    
    Mike McAlister says:

    Because this may be part of a wp theme I use in the future, and may sell. So I don't want the theme dependent on those plugins.
    
    I know it's a great plugin though, I've used it on other projects.

• 
  Last edited:
  07/19/10
  3:36am
  Utkarsh Kukreti says:

  <?php
  
  	//Event Meta Boxes //
  
  	add_action("admin_init", "add_event");
  
  	add_action('save_post', 'update_event_options');
  
  	function add_event(){
  
  		add_meta_box("event_details", "Event Info", "event_options", "event", "normal", "low");
  
  	}
  
  	function event_options(){
  
  		global $post;
  
  		$custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);
  
  		$event_start = $custom["event_start"][0];
  
  ?>
  
  <table>
  
  
  
  	<tr>
  
  		<td><label>Event Start Day:</label></td>
  
  		<td><input name="event_start_day" value="<?php echo $event_start; ?>" /></td>
  
  	</tr>
  
  	<tr>
  
  		<td><label>Event Start Month:</label></td>
  
  		<td><input name="event_start_month" value="<?php echo $event_start; ?>" /></td>
  
  	</tr>
  
  	<tr>
  
  		<td><label>Event Start Year:</label></td>
  
  		<td><input name="event_start_year" value="<?php echo $event_start; ?>" /></td>
  
  	</tr>
  
  </table>  
  
  <?php
  
  	}
  
  	// Saving Event Meta Boxes //
  
  	function update_event_options(){
  
  		global $post;
  
  		if(isset($_POST["event_start_day"])) update_post_meta($post->ID, "event_start_day", $_POST["event_start_day"]);
  
  		if(isset($_POST["event_start_month"])) update_post_meta($post->ID, "event_start_month", $_POST["event_start_month"]);
  
  		if(isset($_POST["event_start_year"])) update_post_meta($post->ID, "event_start_year", $_POST["event_start_year"]);
  
  		
  
  		if(isset($_POST["event_start_day"]) && isset($_POST["event_start_month"]) && isset($_POST["event_start_year"])) 
  
  			update_post_meta($post->ID, "event_start", sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d", $_POST["event_start_year"], $_POST["event_start_month"], $_POST["event_start_day"]))
  
  	}
  
  ?>
• 
  Last edited:
  07/19/10
  7:39am
  Rashad Aliyev says:

  Hello, contact with me please.
• 
  Last edited:
  07/21/10
  10:37pm
  Lawrence Krubner says:

  Just a reminder to all the experts on the site, we prefer it if the answers stay on the site, when possible. More details here:
  
  http://codewi.se/2010/07/21/conversations-offline-close-account/

  • 07/21/10 11:06pm
    
    Mike McAlister says:

    Hi Lawrence,
    I definitely didn't contact that user, as I know the site rules! However, no one seems to be hitting the mark here. It may be more work than I anticipated. How do I withdraw the question?
    
    Mike

  • 07/21/10 11:47pm
    
    Lawrence Krubner says:

    Mike, thank you much for your consideration. If your time runs out and you do not get an answer, we will always refund your question, but since your question is new, I suspect assume you'll get more information.

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