jrmyp

Figured it out, some code in my functions.php file throwing things off. Kids, always be sure to reset your queries!

wp_reset_query();

Posting the code solution for anyone else who needs to do something similar.

First, you’ll need to go into your functions.php file and add the following function:

function my_alm_query_args_date_after($args){
    
    if(isset($args['the_date'])){
        $date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $args['the_date']); // Get date timestamp and convert to readable format
        
        $args['date_query'] = array(
            array(
                'before' => $date,
            ),
        );
        
    }
   return $args;
}
add_filter( 'alm_query_args_date_after', 'my_alm_query_args_date_after');

Then, in single.php, the shortcode:

<?php 
$current = get_the_ID();
$postDate = get_the_date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$date = strtotime($postDate);
echo do_shortcode('[ajax_load_more id="date_after" custom_args="the_date:'. $date .'" exclude="'.$current.'"]'); 
?>

Works like a charm.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by jrmyp.

Actually – scratch that, the offset appears to only work for the very first post.

@dcooney, is there something I can do to make that loop always exclude the current post and any posts that are newer than the current post?

• This reply was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by jrmyp.