Reply To: Help with asp_query_args() filter not querying meta_key vale as dates

Ok I have gone away and thought about other ways, as a self taught developer I have only one mindest and that is to find the solution if I can and when I cant I turn to the expert but I think I found the solution, however, can you let me know if this is ok to run, it gives me the results I want and filters nicely at this stage

add_filter("asp_query_args", "asp_query_args_change", 1, 2);

function asp_query_args_change($args, $search_id) {
  // Do your stuff with the $args array
  // ....  
  // Then return
	
   $eventdate= date('Y-m-d');
   $loop = new WP_Query(array(
   'post_type' => array('tribe_events'),
   'posts_per_page' => -1,
   'orderby' => 'meta_value',
   'order' =>'DESC',
   'fields' => 'ids',
   'post_status' => 'publish',
   'meta_query' => array(
      array(
         'key' => '_EventStartDate',
         'value' => $eventdate,
         'compare' => '>=')
      )
   )
);

$upcoming_events = $loop->posts;

wp_reset_postdata();
	
	if($search_id == '1'){
	$args['post_in'] = $upcoming_events;
	}

  return $args;
}

Hope this helps others