TEC on genesis framework?

Hi,

Thanks for using our plugin.

I uses Genesis as by default theme with TEC and it works well, but there are some areas to watch out for.

I created this guide to help explain how to get everything working in Genesis:

https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/genesis-theme-framework-integration/

Also, it is true we do not have shortcodes for the main view of Month, List, Map, etc..

We do offer shortcodes in Pro for all the Widgets:

https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/events-calendar-widgets/

https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/configuring-the-this-week-widget/

Cheers

Hi Brian,

Thank for your response to my question. I’ve read the pages you linked, but on the point of my main concern it doesn’t add new information. I had already read some pages I found that said the same and viewed the videos on youtube (although they cover older versions).

It still only says I can’t use the content limiter for archive settings. That seems like a functional change to the rest of my system, since with no alternative I would have to manually put a more-tag in all articles and I don’t like having to do that. It would have been better if you would have given a solution for that, and I can’t imagine there not being one, even if genesis itself has no special filter for it.

After some further searching I found that I can limit the length of my except by adding in functions.php a the_excerpt filter and using substr($excerpt, 0, 270). But then the read more link isn’t generated then, and for my users I want that link too. Perhaps some cleaver programmer can give me a solution that also gives me a the read more button back (please?), then there would be no further extra work in it and the solution would be the same. I can use conditions to set that filter to only the necessary archives, so problem solved.

All in all it seems to me I have to do a lot of work to correct the fact that TEC doesn’t really play nice with the genesis framework. If it’s not by the fact that most genesis framework-users are willing to code or have someone code for them… Well, mature technology would probably no longer ask that of their users.

I will read the info about widgets and shortcodes with some more attention, but it at this time I’m not sure that in that case I can solve my functional need without coding something. I just want to show all future events of a certain category below the content, so visitors see the planning of a course. Perhaps a widget will do that, we’ll see. In most alternative plugins that stuf is considered basic enough to put in the free version.

No need to complain about free versions though, because its a gift and I thank you for the effort en the richness. I understand it’s a business.

Thanks again,

Hans

Hi,

If Genesis had a filter for the content limit and that would make this all better. But since they do not have one and only they can provide it that is where we stand on this with Genesis not playing nice with TEC.

Since there is nothing else I can do about 3rd party coding even though I would like for Genesis to have a content limit filter as I use it on most of my sites I am going to mark this resolved.

Cheers

I understand your position, and I’m sure genesis will say the same the other way around. It’ just that none of you offer a solution, and as a user I have to choose whether I use a plugin that has a problem with genesis (regardless of who will take responsibility for it) or one of the many others that haven’t.

Perhaps I still will find a solution myself, since I’m sure there will be one whatever choices of both development teams (tec and genesis). It’s just a matter of finding it.

Thank you for your response, and have a nice day.

regards,
Hans

Hi Hans,

I was working on our template system and think I found a workaround for the conflict here.

Instead of trying to change what Genesis is doing. I decided instead to bypass what they do and directly put the content in as WordPress does, just for our Event Views.

Try out this snippet and see if it works for you:

https://gist.github.com/jesseeproductions/3ec14564c9cbfd7d6a46

I found with that snippet no matter what the Genesis Archive settings are that the Event Views showed full content and my post archives displayed per those settings.

Let me know if you see the same results.

Thanks

Brian, I could kiss you right now. You’re my new hero, and in saying that, I’m also happy persisting on this question.

The result after selecting the default page template and the “Full styles” option is that now my layout is like all other pages (links and lists alike) and that I see the default genesis layout (content-sidebar on my installation).

The only remaining problem now seems to be (and I probably have to further examine that) that the event edit page doesn’t show the usual genesis layout icons, so I’m stuck with the default. Trying to manipulate layout from within functions.php has until now only worked when done generic without a condition (see code). So that will probably take some puzzling.

A condition selecting the ‘tribe_events’ post-type has failed and copying the selection used in your own function also failed. Only the code as followed worked, indicating that it can be done if the right selection criteria is found.

add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', themename_full_width_layout' );
function themename_full_width_layout( $opt ) {
	$opt = 'full-width-content';
	return $opt;
}

If you have a suggestion on this, I would appreciate it, but I can search for it some mor too.

All in all not to bad, and thanks a lot for keeping with it too. Perhaps this alternative can be part of the solutions you advice in the pages you shared about integrating TEC in genesis?

After a good night sleep, I found a working selection to set the single events to full-width-content. I just had to remove a ! from your if-statement.

Still wondering a bit why the event edit page doesn’t show the layout options, but still: Case closed!

Thank you, Brian. I can rest now.

The working code (for whomever needs it too):

//
//* Force full-width-content layout setting on single events
add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', 'modernstudiopro_full_width_layout' );

	if ( class_exists( 'Tribe__Events__Main' ) && tribe_is_event_query() && is_single() ) {
		$opt = 'full-width-content';
		return $opt;
		}
}

Great, thanks for sharing this I am going to look to add these changes to our guide.

Cheers

Just one follow up. I noticed just that the genesis simple share buttons I use on my website are not showing, both in admin (the setting) and in the front. Can that have something to do with the new code?

Hi,

I have updated our guide to include the new snippet to bypass the Genesis Archive settings.

https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/genesis-theme-framework-integration/

Single Events
I tested our existing snippet to change the layout for the single events and it worked for me using the latest version of theme and plugins. So not sure why it did not work for you. I added your snippet to the guide as well, so there is another way to do it.

As for why layouts do not show I think you have to add support for it. I found this article about it:

https://brianlis.com/genesis-layout-options-for-custom-post-types.htm/

However, the layout option does not overwrite the default so it will need more coding to work with events beyond that snippet to just show the options.

Simple Share
Finally, I tested the simple share plugin and it worked with that new snippet above so I am not sure what the issue is and not able to providing troubleshooting on 3rd party coding beyond this.

Thanks

Oh and there is an issue with the Mobile Month View and Genesis and events not show.

This snippet fixes it:

https://gist.github.com/jesseeproductions/0a4af5a83500f82af6ac

Thanks

Thanks, Brian, for the snippets and looking into the results of it. Good to know that if Simple share isn’t showing up, it’s unrelated to the new snippets or TEC. Thanks for all your help.

I’ve tried adding all the snippets you offered and all is now like it should, having no author-section, offering social share buttons and single events are displayed in full-width-content. For some reason of all the snippets to set display to full width, only the snippet you contributed to me, has done it for me. I haven’t analyzed why the others didn’t. I’m happy with it now and will leave it alone.

Thanks

Hi Brian,

Looking at the samples in
https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/genesis-theme-framework-integration/

I notice that the full width snippets often use add_filter( ‘genesis_site_layout’… in stead of add_filter( ‘genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout’…

Since the first won’t seem to work I started searching a bit and noticed that all samples to force layout in Genesis (from Brian Gardner and Studiopress) seem to use the action hook ‘genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout’. I wonder if the rest of the samples could better use that hook too. On my website they won’t work with ‘genesis_site_layout’.

Thanks

Hi,

I am not having issues with the genesis_site_layout so not sure why you are.

I am hesitant to change it without getting more feedback from other people having the same issue as of right now you are the only one that has reported it.

Thanks for the feedback though it is something to consider.