gistfile1.txt

<?php
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*  Custom Softwright Upcoming Events /*  
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
if( ! class_exists( 'sw_upc_events_widget' ) ) :
class sw_upc_events_widget extends WP_Widget {

	function sw_upc_events_widget() {
		$widget_ops = array( 'description' => __( 'Displays closest Upcoming Events by date'  ), 'classname' => 'upcoming-event-widget' );
		$this->WP_Widget( 'upc_event_widget', __( 'Softwright Upcoming Events' ), $widget_ops );
	}

	function widget( $args, $instance ) {
		extract( $args );
		$title = ( $instance['title'] != '' ) ? esc_attr( $instance['title'] ) : __( 'Softwright Upcoming Events' );			
		if ( !$number = (int) $instance['number'] )
			$number = 10;
		else if ( $number < 1 )
			$number = 1;
		else if ( $number > 15 )
			$number = 15;

		$todaysDate = date('Ymd'); 				
		$args = array(
				 'post_type'  => 'post' ,
				 'category_name' => 'seminars,trade-shows,webinars',
				 'posts_per_page' => $number,
				 'meta_query' => array(
					 'relation' => 'OR',
					 array('key'  => 'start_date',
						   'value'  => $todaysDate, // today's date 
						   'compare' => '>='),
					 array('key'  => 'end_date',
						   'value'  => $todaysDate, // today's date 
						   'compare' => '>=')
				 )
		);				   

    $include_posts = get_posts($args);
    
    $ids = array();

    foreach($include_posts as $p) {
      $ids = $p->ID;
    }

  
$args = array(
  			 'post_type'  => 'post' ,
  			 'category_name' => 'seminars,trade-shows,webinars',
				 'posts_per_page' => $number,
				 'meta_key' => 'start_date',
				 'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
				 'order' => 'DESC',
         'posts__in' => $ids
		);			

		$myQuery = new WP_Query( $args ); 
		// The Loop					
		if($myQuery->have_posts()) :
		echo $before_widget;
			if ( $title ) echo $before_title . $title . $after_title; ?>
			<ul>
			<?php 
				while ( $myQuery->have_posts() ) : $myQuery->the_post(); 
				$startdate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', get_field('start_date'));
				$enddate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', get_field('end_date'));
				$end = get_field('end_date');
				$starttime = get_field('start_time');
				$endtime = get_field('end_time');
			?>
				<li><strong><?php echo $startdate->format('m/d/Y'); ?><?php if($end) { ?> - <?php echo $enddate->format('m/d/Y'); } ?> <?php if($starttime) { ?>(<?php the_field('start_time'); ?> <?php if($endtime) { ?>to <?php the_field('end_time'); } ?>)<?php } ?> </strong><p class="excerpt"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"> <?php the_title(); ?></a></p></li>
			<?php endwhile; ?>	
			</ul>
			<?php echo $after_widget; ?>
		<?php endif; ?>		
		<?php wp_reset_query(); // resets query so other calls are not affected 			
	}
	function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ){
		$instance          = $old_instance;
		$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
		$instance['number'] = (int) $new_instance['number'];
		return $instance;
	}
	function form( $instance ) {
		$title = isset( $instance['title'] ) ? esc_attr( $instance['title'] ) : '';		
		if ( !isset($instance['number']) || !$number = (int) $instance['number'] )
			$number = 5;
		?>
		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Title:' ); ?></label>
		<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo $title; ?>" /></p>
		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>"><?php _e('Number of Events to show'); ?></label>
		<input id="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id('number') ); ?>" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_name('number') ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $number ); ?>" size="3" /></p>
		<?php
	}
	
}	
endif;
register_widget('sw_upc_events_widget');

?>