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1. posword
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I'm trying to get a random quote on my site. I have taken the code below from my legacy site but cannot get it to display anything within WordPress, regardless of the theme I am using. The code is as follows:
   

   <?php
   	/* Pull quote from file for header                           */
       $quote = file("localhost/assets/wp-content/themes/atahualpa34/inchrist.txt");
   	srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
   	$inquote = $quote[rand(1,count($quote))];
   	/* End pull quote                                       	*/
   ?>

   I suspect the problem is in the "$quote = file("....); line. The text file with the quotes is in the theme's root directory. I have tried file("/inchrist.txt), file("inchrist.txt), as well as the full path above. I have tried it with and without the plugin Exec-PHP.

   The quote should display with the single line of code:
   <?php echo $inquote; ?>

   Can anyone point me in the right direction, please?

   Thanks.

2. alchymyth
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   i think the following code points to the root directory of the theme:
   <?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>

3. t31os_
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   So you'd use..
   $quote = file(get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/inchrist.txt');
   or
   $quote = file(get_bloginfo('template_url').'/inchrist.txt');

   Or to make it a little easier to read..
   

   $quotepath = get_bloginfo('template_directory');
   $quote = file($quotepath.'/inchrist.txt');

4. posword
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks @alchymyth and @t31os. Got the syntax right with your help and its working. Much appreciated.

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