previous_post and next_post OR previous_post_link and next_post_link?

  • parasew

    (@parasew)


    18 years, 9 months ago

    which ones to use? in the codex, previous_post_link is not even mentioned; in the file template-functions-links.php, there is written
    // Deprecated. Use previous_post_link().

    so which one to use now that is safe for the future?
    and how to limit the output-string to a certain number of chars?

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  • skippy

    (@skippy)

    18 years, 9 months ago

    previous_post_link() is the preferred function.

    Here’s the function declaration:
    function previous_post_link($format='« %link',
    $link='%title',
    $in_same_cat = false,
    $excluded_categories = '')

    So if you want to limit what gets displayed, you’ll need to first create the output yourself, then pass it as the $format or $link parameter.

    Thread Starter parasew

    (@parasew)

    18 years, 9 months ago

    i made a hack to the previous_post() and to the next_post(), maybe this is a nice feature to put in the next release version, as it is fully backwards compatible.

    in template-functions-links.php replace the following two functions
    function previous_post
    function next_post


    function previous_post($format='%', $previous='previous post: ', $title='yes', $in_same_cat='no', $limitprev=1, $excluded_categories='', $limit, $more_string) {

    if ( empty($in_same_cat) || 'no' == $in_same_cat )
    $in_same_cat = false;
    else
    $in_same_cat = true;

    $post = get_previous_post($in_same_cat, $excluded_categories);

    if(! $post) {
    return;
    }

    if ((isset($limit)) && ($limit >0)) {
    $s_post=substr($post->post_title,0,$limit);
    if (isset($more_string)) $s_post.=$more_string;
    }
    else {$s_post=$post->post_title;}

    $string = '<a>ID).'">'.$previous;
    if ($title == 'yes') {
    $string .= apply_filters('the_title', $s_post, $post);
    }
    $string .= '</a>';
    $format = str_replace('%', $string, $format);
    echo $format;
    }

    // Deprecated. Use next_post_link().
    function next_post($format='%', $next='next post: ', $title='yes', $in_same_cat='no', $limitnext=1, $excluded_categories='', $limit, $more_string) {

    if ( empty($in_same_cat) || 'no' == $in_same_cat )
    $in_same_cat = false;
    else
    $in_same_cat = true;

    $post = get_next_post($in_same_cat, $excluded_categories);

    if(! $post) {
    return;
    }

    if ((isset($limit)) && ($limit >0)) {
    $s_post=substr($post->post_title,0,$limit);
    if (isset($more_string)) $s_post.=$more_string;
    }
    else {$s_post=$post->post_title;}

    $string = '<a>ID).'">'.$next;
    if ($title=='yes') {
    $string .= apply_filters('the_title', $s_post, $nextpost);
    }
    $string .= '</a>';
    $format = str_replace('%', $string, $format);
    echo $format;
    }

    the functions are called like this:

    previous_post('� %','','yes','','','',8,'(...)');
    next_post(' % �','','yes','','','',9,'(...)');

    the number (7th argument) indicates the length after which the output should be cropped. (optional)
    the 8th argument is the text to put after the cropping.

    useful? i think so!

    Thread Starter parasew

    (@parasew)

    18 years, 9 months ago

    i posted a more modified version on http://parasew.com/hacks
    the added feature is if the string is shorter than the length argument, it stays untouched.
    have fun!

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