The Events Calendar - Dynamic event featuring

feature-hook.php

<?php

add_action( 'tribe_events_update_meta', 'rt_mt_make_featured_event', 10, 3 );

function rt_mt_make_featured_event( $event_id, $data, $event  ) {
    //if venue is Dhaka, mark as featured
    if ( $data['Venue']['City'][0] == 'Dhaka' ) {
       tribe( 'tec.featured_events' )->feature( $event_id );
       
        //if you want to unfeature use this instead
        //tribe( 'tec.featured_events' )->unfeature( $event_id );
        
    }
}

//sample $data array [ Do not copy this portion into your theme, this data array shows all Events meta data and other post data as well ]
/*
[21-Dec-2018 18:44:41 UTC] Array
(
    [_wpnonce] => 9c2495d2db
    [_wp_http_referer] => /wp-admin/post.php?post=1539&action=edit&message=1
    [user_ID] => 1
    [action] => editpost
    [originalaction] => editpost
    [post_author] => 1
    [post_type] => tribe_events
    [original_post_status] => publish
    [referredby] => https://wpuf.info/wp-admin/post.php?post=1539&action=edit
    [_wp_original_http_referer] => https://wpuf.info/wp-admin/post.php?post=1539&action=edit
    [post_ID] => 1539
    [meta-box-order-nonce] => 5b0591e2ca
    [closedpostboxesnonce] => 06b91381ea
    [original_post_title] => New Year Concert
    [post_title] => New Year Concert
    [samplepermalinknonce] => 5aa1a96108
    [content] => 
    [wp-preview] => 
    [hidden_post_status] => publish
    [post_status] => publish
    [hidden_post_password] => 
    [hidden_post_visibility] => public
    [visibility] => public
    [post_password] => 
    [mm] => 12
    [jj] => 21
    [aa] => 2018
    [hh] => 21
    [mn] => 34
    [ss] => 41
    [hidden_mm] => 12
    [cur_mm] => 12
    [hidden_jj] => 21
    [cur_jj] => 21
    [hidden_aa] => 2018
    [cur_aa] => 2018
    [hidden_hh] => 21
    [cur_hh] => 21
    [hidden_mn] => 34
    [cur_mn] => 35
    [original_publish] => Update
    [save] => Update
    [tax_input] => Array
        (
            [post_tag] => 
            [tribe_events_cat] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 0
                )

        )

    [newtag] => Array
        (
            [post_tag] => 
        )

    [newtribe_events_cat] => New Event Category Name
    [newtribe_events_cat_parent] => -1
    [_ajax_nonce-add-tribe_events_cat] => 05b810a5fe
    [_thumbnail_id] => -1
    [ecp_nonce] => 6696baf655
    [EventStartDate] => 2018-12-31 00:00:00
    [EventStartTime] => 12:00am
    [EventEndTime] => 11:59pm
    [EventEndDate] => 2018-12-31 23:59:59
    [EventTimezone] => UTC+6
    [EventAllDay] => yes
    [venue] => Array
        (
            [VenueID] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1536
                )

            [Venue] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [Address] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Banani
                )

            [City] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Dhaka
                )

            [Country] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Bangladesh
                )

            [Province] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [State] => 
            [Zip] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1213
                )

            [Phone] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [URL] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [EventShowMap] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1
                )

            [EventShowMapLink] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1
                )

        )

    [organizer] => Array
        (
            [OrganizerID] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1534
                    [1] => 1535
                )

            [Organizer] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

            [Phone] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

            [Website] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

            [Email] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

        )

    [EventURL] => 
    [tribe-tickets-post-settings] => 71b1e151fd
    [tribe-tickets] => Array
        (
            [list] => Array
                (
                    [1541] => Array
                        (
                            [order] => 0
                        )

                    [1542] => Array
                        (
                            [order] => 1
                        )

                )

            [settings] => Array
                (
                    [default_provider] => Tribe__Tickets__Commerce__PayPal__Main
                    [header_image_id] => 
                )

        )

    [ticket_name] => 
    [ticket_price] => 
    [ticket_description] => 
    [ticket_show_description] => 1
    [ticket_start_date] => 
    [ticket_start_time] => 
    [ticket_end_date] => 
    [ticket_end_time] => 
    [ticket_id] => 
    [excerpt] => 
    [advanced_view] => 1
    [comment_status] => open
    [add_comment_nonce] => 3c88b2fad8
    [_ajax_fetch_list_nonce] => d714f79493
    [post_name] => new-year-concert
    [post_author_override] => 1
    [post_mime_type] => 
    [ID] => 1539
    [post_content] => 
    [post_excerpt] => 
    [ping_status] => closed
    [Organizer] => Array
        (
            [OrganizerID] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1534
                    [1] => 1535
                )

            [Organizer] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

            [Phone] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

            [Website] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

            [Email] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                    [1] => 
                )

        )

    [Venue] => Array
        (
            [VenueID] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1536
                )

            [Venue] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [Address] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Banani
                )

            [City] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Dhaka
                )

            [Country] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Bangladesh
                )

            [Province] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [State] => 
            [Zip] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1213
                )

            [Phone] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [URL] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

            [EventShowMap] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1
                )

            [EventShowMapLink] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 1
                )

        )

    [EventTimezoneAbbr] => UTC+6
    [EventStartDateUTC] => 2018-12-30 18:00:00
    [EventEndDateUTC] => 2018-12-31 17:59:59
    [EventDuration] => 
    [EventCost] => Array
        (
            [0] => 20
            [1] => 5
        )

)
*/