Title: Hide based on date
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Hide based on date

 *  [anspaujd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anspaujd/)
 * (@anspaujd)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-based-on-date/)
 * I have a custom coded events post type where the page is working just fine with
   the exception of not hiding past events. I need the page to auto-hide events 
   as the “start date” is passed
 * Here is the code for the page:
 *     ```
       <?php get_header();?>
   
       <div class="page-container row-fluid">
       	<div <?php post_class(); ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
   
       			<div class="breadcrumb">
       				<div class="container">
       					<a href="<?php echo home_url();?>">Home</a> » <a href="events">Events </a>
       					<h1>Events</h1>
       				</div>
       			</div>
   
       		  <div class="container">
       			  	<div class="span8">
   
       			  		<?php 
   
       			  		$args= array(
       			  			'post_type'		=> 'events',
       						'posts_per_page'	=> -1,
       						'meta_key'		=> 'start_date',
       						'orderby'		=> 'meta_value_num',
       						'order'			=> 'ASC'
       			  		);
   
       			  		$wp_query = new WP_Query($args);
   
       			  		//if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
   
       			  		<?php while($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post();?>
   
       			  		<div class="entry-content">
       			  			<div class="event-title">
       			  				<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink()?>"><?php the_title()?></a></h2>
       			  			</div>
   
       			  			<div class="meta">
       	  						<p><?php if(get_field('start_date')):?>
   
       	  						<?php $date = get_field('start_date');
       	  						// $date = 19881123 (23/11/1988)
   
       	  						// extract Y,M,D
       							$y = substr($date, 0, 4);
       							$m = substr($date, 4, 2);
       							$d = substr($date, 6, 2);
   
       	  						// create UNIX
       							$time = strtotime("{$d}-{$m}-{$y}");
   
       	  						?>
   
       	  						<strong>Date:</strong> <?php echo date('m/d/Y', $time);// format date (11/23/1988)?> <?php endif; ?><?php if(get_field('locations')):?>| <strong>Location:</strong> <?php the_field('locations')?> <?php endif; ?></p>
       	  					</div>
   
       	  					<div class="clearfix"></div>
   
       			    		<?php the_excerpt();?>
       			    		<hr>
       			    	</div>
       			  		<?php endwhile; //wp_reset_query(); ?>
   
       			  		<?php
       					// pagination
       					defaulttheme_content_nav( 'nav-below' ); ?>
   
       					<?//php else : ?>
       						<?//php get_template_part('not', 'found')?>
       					<?//php endif; // end have_posts() check ?>
   
       			  	</div>
   
       		  		<div class="sidebar span4">
       		  			<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'buttons_sidebar' ) ) : ?>
       				        	<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'buttons_sidebar' );  ?>
       				        <?php endif;?>
       		  			<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'events_sidebar' ) ) : ?>
       				        	<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'events_sidebar' );  ?>
       				        <?php endif;?>
       		        	<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'general_sidebar' ) ) : ?>
       		        		<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'general_sidebar' );  ?>
       		        	<?php endif;?>
       				 </div>
   
       		  </div>
   
       	  </div>
       </div>
       <?php get_footer();?>
       ```
   
 * Can anyone help me figure out what I am doing wrong as I thought the page was
   already coded to hide an event when the start date passed.
 * Thanks,

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 *  [jberghem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jberghem/)
 * (@jberghem)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-based-on-date/#post-5475910)
 * I took a quick look at your code…
 * It looks like you’re missing an if statement that checks if the event start date
   is before or after the current date.
 * …. one sec. I’m taking a better look…
 *  Thread Starter [anspaujd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anspaujd/)
 * (@anspaujd)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-based-on-date/#post-5475911)
 * How and where would that if statement need to go? I am a newbie when it comes
   to php.
 *  [jberghem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jberghem/)
 * (@jberghem)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-based-on-date/#post-5475912)
 * One sec.. let me see…
 *  [jberghem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jberghem/)
 * (@jberghem)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-based-on-date/#post-5475924)
 * `<?php while($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post();?>`
    >>>> if statement
   should be here… `<div class="entry-content">`
 * There are quite some syntax errors in your PHP so be sure to check it.
 * Use the code that starts with `if(get_field('start_date'))...`
    to get a date
   so that is formatted to generate the date as 11/13/2014 Then start an if statement
   that checks if this date is greater than today’s date using the `the_date('m/
   d/Y');` function from WP
 * Then the rest
 * This should point you in the right direction… be sure you get all the syntax 
   correct or it won’t work

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-based-on-date/#post-5475924)
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