[WordPress | Query Posts, Show Upcoming Events Posts By ACF Date] #WordPress #ACF

query-posts-sort-by-acf-year.php

// not for the Events Calendar posts but for an Events CPT or sommething similar that uses ACF fields for dates.
// example from https://idelic.com/resource-type/events/ 

<?php

  $today = current_time('Ymd');

  $post_query_args = array(
    'post_type'       => 'resources',
    'posts_per_page'  => -1,
    'status' => 'publish',
    'tax_query' => array(
      array (
        'taxonomy' => 'resource_type',
        'field' => 'slug',
        'terms' => 'events',
      )
    ),

    'meta_query' => array(
      array(
        'key' => 'event_start_date',
        'compare' => '>=', // Upcoming Events - Greater than or equal to today
        'value' => $today,
      )
    ),
    
    'meta_key' => 'event_start_date',
    'orderby' => 'meta_value',
    'order' => 'ASC',
  );
  
  $post_query = new WP_Query( $post_query_args );

  ?>

  <?php if ( $post_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
    <?php while ( $post_query->have_posts() ) : $post_query->the_post(); ?>

      <!-- your bullshit -->

    <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
  <?php endif; 
?>

Line 40 is why I starred this gist.
Thank you.