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Date Comparison

The code below will query an event post type by comparing the start and end custom field dates.

<?php 
$start_date = get_field( 'start_date' );
$end_date = get_field( 'end_date' );

echo do_shortcode( '[ajax_load_more 
	post_type="event" 
	meta_key="start_date:end_date" 
	meta_value="' . $start_date . ':' . $end_date . '" 
	meta_compare=">=:lessthan" 
	meta_type="DATETIME:DATETIME" 
	meta_relation="AND"
]' );
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Note: We are using lessthan in the meta_compare parameter as using a < symbol inside shortcode can cause issues with rendering. This is an undocumented ALM hotfix designed to allow for symbols in shortcodes.

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