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<?php

/**
  * Community Events: Set a default start and end date other than today's date
  *
  * from https://gist.github.com/cliffordp/6a823bbe3aaa266c7f4f5b93e89d1424
  * for https://theeventscalendar.com/support/forums/topic/modifying-the-date-pickerfilter-bar/
  */
function cliff_community_default_date() {
	return '2017-04-01'; // April 1, 2017 -- change to your own date
}
add_action( 'tribe_community_events_get_start_date', 'cliff_community_default_date' );
add_action( 'tribe_community_events_get_end_date', 'cliff_community_default_date' );