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1. jellyhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi Y'all!

   I am using a podcast & 2 social media plugins on my blog. They come up as SM icons, then the podcast, then the FB-like icon.

   Is there a way to change the order in which plugin places their code into the a post? They are all going after the post content.

   Thank you!!

2. mattotoole
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I've been searching for an answer to the same problem, with no luck. What controls the order in which these things are displayed?

3. jellyhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi Matt,

   I'm sorry to say that I never did work it out.
   I got around it by choosing a combination of plugins that displayed the icons in the order that I wanted them.
   Sorry I can't be more help!

   Best of luck!

4. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   When I ran into this (using like buttons, a podcast, and a rating) I had to do a little digging.

   I read through the plugin's code (and a LOT of trial by error) and figured out what functions caused the display.

   I was then able to hard code each plugins output exactly where I wanted it into the loop in my theme.

   It ain't easy, and it is different for every plugin

5. jellyhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks! Rev.
   So you edited the plugin? What happens when the plugin gets updated?

6. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   No no, I find the function that causes the display inside the plugin, and then I put that into my theme where I want the plugin.

   For instance, to display my podcast with ratings I use:
   

   <?php if (function_exists('the_powerpress_content') ) : ?>
   				<?php if( $episode_content = get_the_powerpress_content() ) : ?>
   					<div class="powerPress">
   						<fieldset class="episode-box">
   						<legend>Voodoo Empire Mix</legend>
   						<?php if(function_exists('the_ratings') ) : ?>
   							<?php the_ratings(); ?>
   							<br />
   						<?php endif; ?>
   						<?php echo $episode_content; ?>
   						</fieldset>
   					</div>
   				<?php endif; ?>
   			<?php endif; ?>

   To conditionally display each as appropriate. Sometimes I can find functions to call from plugin instructions, from plugin author websites, or from actually having to look at the plugin code

7. jellyhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Great!
   Thanks for sharing that. It makes sense. Good to know for future projects!

8. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Sure! It's real easy with some plugins.... with others you really have to dig around. But once I built my own theme, I really wanted fine grained control over where everything went.... that's when I really started poking around in the plugins.

   I don't know php real well, so for me its a lot of trial and error.

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