WordPress - Enfold - PHP - Check if a post date is in the past

WordPress - Enfold - PHP - Check if a post date is in the past

// For Enfold copy /enfold/config-templatebuilder/avia-shortcodes/postslider.php 
// to /child-theme/shortcodes/postslider/postslider.php
// Add this query

if (strtotime(get_the_date( "Y-m-d", $the_id )) < strtotime(date("Y-m-d"))) {
//Do something
}
else {
//Do nothing
}

// In functions.php add the following to enable child theme shortcodes

// Enable shortcodes to be loaded from child theme - used for postslider.php edits
add_filter('avia_load_shortcodes', 'avia_include_shortcode_template', 15, 1);
function avia_include_shortcode_template($paths)
{
	$template_url = get_stylesheet_directory();
    	array_unshift($paths, $template_url.'/shortcodes/');

	return $paths;
}