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1. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I'm wondering if there isn't a clever way to add the UTW function ShowRelatedPostsForCurrentPost() to my feeds?

   I've seen this article which sparked the idea. However, I wish to use the UTW related posts function and I hope to avoid core file modifying.

   Anyone done this -- or something like it -- with a plugin? Any pointers or thoughts?

2. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   The plus side: I can build a plugin. I can even make it work as far as modifying content goes.

   The negative side: I (apparently) can't just stuff the output from ShowRelatedPostsForCurrentPost() into a variable to add to the end of a feed.

   But I'm not a php ninja either. Is there a way to do that?

3. Otto42
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to do, exactly. If you're wanting to add that data into the_content as a filter for the case of feeds, then yes, I see your problem. ShowRelatedPostsForCurrentPost() actually echoes, where you need it returned instead.

   This is probably not the cleanest way to do it, but it might work:
   

   function UTW_GetRelatedPostsForCurrentPost($formattype, $format="", $limit = 0) {
   global $utw, $post;
   $format = $utw->GetFormat($formattype, $format);
   return $utw->FormatPosts($utw->GetRelatedPosts($utw->GetTagsForPost($post->ID), $limit), $format);
   }

4. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   If you're wanting to add that data into the_content as a filter for the case of feeds[...]

   Exactly.

   Not completely sure I follow your example, but I'll go play with it for a bit and see where I end up.

   Right now I just have:
   

   function st_addRelatedtoFeed ($content) {
   	if ( ! is_feed() ) return $content;
   
   	$stutw = UTW_ShowRelatedPostsForCurrentPost("posthtmllist","",6);
   	$content = $content.$stutw;
      return ($content);
   }

   And you can spot pretty easily where it goes goofy. :-)

   Thanks!

5. Otto42
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Try this:

   function UTW_GetRelatedPostsForCurrentPost($formattype, $format="", $limit = 0) {
   global $utw, $post;
   $format = $utw->GetFormat($formattype, $format);
   return $utw->FormatPosts($utw->GetRelatedPosts($utw->GetTagsForPost($post->ID), $limit), $format);
   }
   function st_addRelatedtoFeed ($content) {
   	if ( ! is_feed() ) return $content;
   	$stutw = UTW_GetRelatedPostsForCurrentPost("posthtmllist","",6);
   	$content = $content.$stutw;
      return ($content);
   }

6. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   You didn't let me go play yet!

   I'm glad to see that's about where I was headed though -- and a quick test shows it is definitely on the right track.

   Many thanks!

7. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for your help Otto42!

   Plugin Released.

8. samboll
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I tried this - turned out to be pretty cool. Great idea, Handy.

   p.s. "Moderator+" ?
   Something wrong with "Supreme Ruler"?

9. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Glad you liked it.

   (Moderator++ seemed overly geeky.)

10. moshu
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I'll have to try this out - great idea.

    (will others get a minus? ;)

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