Is tribe_get_past_link() deprecated?

Back. It seems that for whatever reason:

<a href="<?php echo tribe_get_past_link(); ?>"><?php _e( '&laquo; Past Events', 'tribe-events-calendar' ) ?></a>

is returning the link with a trailing slash. In TEC 3.8 that means example.org/events/list/?tribe_event_display=past/. Unfortunately, that link just brings up the “Upcoming page” with that URL. Removing the trailing slash brings up the right page:

<a href="<?php echo rtrim( tribe_get_past_link(), '/'); ?>"><?php _e( '&laquo; Past Events', 'tribe-events-calendar' ) ?></a>

Is this a bug? It’s certainly frustrating. I don’t really understand why the /upcoming and /past URLs were removed as I found them quite useful.

That function is not deprecated. That is a bug. Thank you for reporting it.

I was not actually in on the discussion, but I bet I know exactly why list view has been merged. It was confusing. It split one archive into two. This even has potential to confuse searchengines in addition to the many user complaints. Obviously there are pros and cons, there is a reason why we did not do this to begin with. But, no doubt when we retallyed the pros after months of user feedback and testing /list made the most sense.

Anyone else facing this issue can put the following snippet somewhere in their site to fix it: https://pastebin.com/LzJCfhL8 Thanks again sir. I will get this logged so it can be fixed. Cheers!

– Brook

Glad this got fixed.

Re: /list and /upcoming and /past, that change left some 404 errors on client sites that had linked to those pages (particularly past). I get the need to change it from what you’re saying, but a bit more gracious backwards compatibility would have been appreciated.

Fair enough! We did our best to prevent 404s by adding redirect, but evidently not perfectly so. Thanks again.

– Brook

Ooh, I needed this, thanks! Lets see what changes it brings.

Glad it helps Meredith.

Hi there,

Thank you for your support and patience while we worked on this issue. We are happy announce that we have incorporated a fix into our upcoming 3.10 release. Keep an eye out for a release announcement on our site and for updates available on your WordPress dashboard.

While we have thoroughly tested this release and are confident of its quality, it is impossible to account for every edge case in the wide world of WordPress. If you run into trouble with the new version or you don’t see your reported issue corrected, please start a new thread and we will be happy to work with you.

Thanks again for your patience here. We’re excited to get this version out the door and into your hands!

Best,
The Events Calendar Team