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1. citizenkeith
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I'm using WordPress as a CMS for a radio station. I'm trying to display an image during certain hours of the day that corresponds to the current show that is on the air.

   I found some discussion here:
   http://ask.metafilter.com/50423/Rotating-header-based-on-time-of-day

   One uses javascript, the other uses PHP. I decided to go with the PHP solution.

   I'm not an expert coder, so I have no idea why it's not working. :D

   Here's the schedule

   1am-6am Show 1
   6am-9am Show 2
   9am-12pm Show 3
   12pm-3pm Show 4
   3pm-6pm Show 5
   6pm-8pm Show 6
   8pm-10pm Show 7
   10pm-1am Show 8

   Here's the code:

   <img src="http://www.domain.com/images/rotation/picture<?php
   $hour = date('H'); // hour of the day, 24 hour clock
   if ($hour > 1 or $hour < 6) {
   	$timepic = '0100pic';
   } elseif ($hour > 6 or $hour < 9) {
   	$timepic = '0600pic';
   } elseif ($hour > 9 or $hour < 12) {
   	$timepic = '0900pic';
   } elseif ($hour > 12 or $hour < 15) {
   	$timepic = '1200pic
   } elseif ($hour > 15 or $hour < 18) {
   	$timepic = '1500pic';
   } elseif ($hour > 18 or $hour < 20) {
   	$timepic = '1800pic';
   } elseif ($hour > 20 or $hour < 23) {
   	$timepic = '2000pic';
   } elseif ($hour > 23 or $hour < 1) {
   	$timepic = '2300pic';
   } else {
   	$timepic = 'nobody';
   }
   echo $timepic;
   ?>.jpg" alt="On The Air Now" width="340" height="200" />

   The image doesn't change from the first image, picture0100pic.jpg.

   Any ideas? Also, how would I display these only during weekdays, and using picturenobody.jpg during the weekend?

2. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Instead of
   $hour = date('H'); // hour of the day, 24 hour clock

   Try using this:
   

   $now = getdate();
   $hour = $now['hours'];

   While it shouldn't make any difference, I can see where it might. PHP is a typed language, it just hides the types well.

   As for how you display weekends, well, that's simpler.
   

   $weekday = $now['wday']; // 0 = Sun, 6 = Sat
   if ($weekday == 0 or $weekday == 6) {
     $timepic = 'weekend';
   } elseif ($hour > 1 or $hour < 6) {
   	$timepic = '0100pic';
   ... etc ...

   As for why it doesn't change... Are you using WP-Cache or WP-Super-Cache? Those will cache the whole page, including the results of running this code. If you're using either of those, you may want to set the expire time to 20-30 minutes or so.

3. citizenkeith
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Thanks Otto,

   I made the recommended change, and that didn't do anything. And since I'm not using WP-Cache or WP-Super-Cache, I was at a loss.

   However, I made this change:
   ($hour > 1 or $hour < 6)

   to

   ($hour > 1 and $hour < 6)

   That worked. :)

   If I knew anything about making plugins, I'd see if I could adapt this script. But I still have a LOT of work to do on this site, so I probably won't be learning how to write plugins anytime soon. If anybody's interested in tackling this one, go for it. :)

4. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Damn. I can't believe I missed that logic error. Probably because you used the word or instead of the more common || symbol. If it had been ||'s I would have spotted it instantly. :-)

5. citizenkeith
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Like I said, I'm no expert coder. I'm just guessing for the most part. :-)

   However, it's 3pm and the banner just defaulted to picturenobody.jpg. Weird.

6. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 4 years ago #

   No, now that logic error I do see.

   ...
   } elseif ($hour > 12 or $hour < 15) {
   	$timepic = '1200pic
   } elseif ($hour > 15 or $hour < 18) {
   	$timepic = '1500pic';

   What happens when the hour is 3 pm exactly? Ahh, that one is not covered.

   You need to make all of them like this:
   

   } elseif ($hour >= 12 && $hour < 15) {
   	$timepic = '1200pic
   } elseif ($hour >= 15 && $hour < 18) {
   	$timepic = '1500pic';

   The >= is a greater-than-or-equal-to.

7. citizenkeith
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Thanks! That did the trick.

   Now I'll try out the weekend code and see what happens. But I'll have to wait until the weekend, I guess. :-D

8. citizenkeith
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   How does this look? One show is on from 1am-4am, Tuesday through Saturday.

   <img src="http://www.domain.com/picture<?php
   $now = getdate();
   $hour = $now['hours'];
   $weekday = $now['wday']; // 0 = Sun, 6 = Sat
   if ($hour >= 1 && $hour < 4 && weekday >=2) {
   	$timepic = '0100pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 6 && $hour < 9) {
   	$timepic = '0600pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 9 && $hour < 12) {
   	$timepic = '0900pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 12 && $hour < 15) {
   	$timepic = '1200pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 15 && $hour < 17) {
   	$timepic = '1500pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 17 && $hour < 18) {
   	$timepic = '1700pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 18 && $hour < 20) {
   	$timepic = '1800pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 20 && $hour < 23) {
   	$timepic = '2000pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 23 || $hour < 16) {
   	$timepic = '2300pic';
   } else {
   	$timepic = 'nobody';
   }
   echo $timepic;
   ?>.jpg" alt="On The Air Now" />

9. citizenkeith
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Sorry, posted the wrong code. And it's not working. :(

   <img src="http://www.domain.com/picture<?php
   $now = getdate();
   $hour = $now['hours'];
   $weekday = $now['wday']; // 0 = Sun, 6 = Sat
   if ($hour >= 1 && $hour < 4 && $weekday >= 2) {
   	$timepic = '0100pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 6 && $hour < 9 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '0600pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 9 && $hour < 12 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '0900pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 12 && $hour < 15 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '1200pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 15 && $hour < 17 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '1500pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 17 && $hour < 18 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '1700pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 18 && $hour < 20 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '1800pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 20 && $hour < 23 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '2000pic';
   } elseif ($hour >= 23 || $hour < 16 && $weekday >= 1 && $weekday <= 5) {
   	$timepic = '2300pic';
   } else {
   	$timepic = 'nobody';
   }
   echo $timepic;
   ?>.jpg" alt="On The Air Now" />

   I want every image to appear Monday through Friday only, except 0100pic which will appear Tuesday through Saturday. All other times the default "nobody" image will appear.

   The time of day is working correctly, but the day of the week isn't working. It's Saturday, and all the regular images are showing.

10. Republic
    Member
    Posted 4 years ago #

    citizenkeith - were you able to get the code to work? I have almost the same need for the code for a similar application.

    If it is working, can you post the code and a link to your site?

    Thanks!

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