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1. 3vil3mpir3
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I'd like to make a slight change to start_el, but I would rather not modify the stock file if I can help it. Is it possible to make a modification to a function in classes.php as can be done with other functions with remove_filter and add_filter?

   Thanks much!

2. 3vil3mpir3
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   To be a little more descriptive of what I'm trying to accomplish:

   I'd like to modify the output of wp_list_pages to include a javascript onclick command on the <li> but I can't seem to get the unique url for each <a> that wp_list_pages is generating.

   essentially, it should look like this:
   <li class="page_item current_page_item" onclick="location.href=' the page url';" style="cursor:pointer;"><a href=" the page url">The page</a>

   I've tried to use get_page_link($page->ID), but it returns the same post url for each instance (rather than a page url).

   As such, I've turned to modifying the start_el entry in classes.php, but I'd rather not make this modification each time I install WP or update it. Is there a way to override the start_el function local to the template? Am I thinking about this the wrong way?

   Any ideas?

3. 3vil3mpir3
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Well, the goal of making an onclick event was circumnavigated by adding some css and a background image to the <a> tag like so:

   #topnav a{
   font-weight:bold;
   font-size:18px;
   width:191px;
   height:55px;
   display:block;
   text-decoration:none;
   }
   
   #topnav a:link, a:visited{
   color:#000000;
   background-color:transparent;
   background-image:url(<?php bloginfo('template_directory');?>/images/home-primary_nav.jpg);
   }
   
   #topnav a:hover, a:active{
   color:#ffffff;
   background-color:#000000;
   background-image:none;
   }

   Therefore . . . no need to alter anything. Case closed for this I suppose, but it really would be nice to know if I can alter the start_el in the template's functions.php document. Thoughts?

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