Changeset 13047

Timestamp:

12/11/2023 06:03:05 PM (12 months ago)

Author:

iandunn

Message:

Events: Bump SotW date to work around Core trimming events

This is a temporary hack to fix an unforseen interaction between Core and the API.

File:

• sites/trunk/api.wordpress.org/public_html/events/1.0/index.php (modified) (2 diffs)

sites/trunk/api.wordpress.org/public_html/events/1.0/index.php

@@ -1593 +1593 @@
     $sotw = array(
         'type'                 => 'wordcamp',
-        'title'                => 'State of the Word',
+        'title'                => 'State of the Word - Watch Now', // Remove "watch now" next year, see date note below.
         // `utm_source` is `private` because it would have to be set by the WP install, we don't need it, and tracking it could be a privacy concern.
         'url'                  => 'https://wordpress.org/state-of-the-word/?utm_source=private&utm_medium=events_widget&utm_campaign=sotw2023',
         'meetup'               => '',
         'meetup_url'           => '',
-        'date'                 => '2023-12-11 15:00:00',
-        'end_date'             => '2023-12-11 16:30:00',
-        'start_unix_timestamp' => strtotime( '2023-12-11 15:00:00' ) - $madrid_utc_offset,
-        'end_unix_timestamp'   => strtotime( '2023-12-11 16:30:00' ) - $madrid_utc_offset,
+
+        // This year they requested the event to show up for a few days after it was over. The API does that no
+        // problem, but in Core `WP_Community_Events::trim_events()` will remove it. This is a hack to make the
+        // event show up, but it will probably confuse people about when it actual was, because the date will be
+        // wrong. Don't do this again next year, only show the event in the lead up to it. The pinned News item
+        // will still show it to people after the event.
+        'date'                 => '2023-12-14 15:00:00',
+        'end_date'             => '2023-12-14 16:30:00',
+        'start_unix_timestamp' => strtotime( '2023-12-14 15:00:00' ) - $madrid_utc_offset,
+        'end_unix_timestamp'   => strtotime( '2023-12-14 16:30:00' ) - $madrid_utc_offset,
 
         'location' => array(
@@ -1610 +1616 @@
         ),
     );
-
-    if ( $current_time > $sotw['start_unix_timestamp'] ) {
-        $sotw['title'] .= ' - Watch Now';
-    }
 
     if ( $current_time > strtotime( 'December 9, 2023' ) && $current_time < strtotime( 'December 14, 2023' ) ) {