Popular posts param from wpp_custom_html is a string, not an array

Resolved wavematt
(@wavematt)

7 years, 8 months ago

I have been following the documentation and examples closely and I was happy to use the wpp_custom_html filter to build the output myself and avoid using it as a widget. However, for me the $popular_posts param in the filter’s callback is an html string and not an array of posts, as documented. Is there something that I can do to fix this? Here are the steps I have completed so far to get to this point:

* Install and activate plugin in WP admin
* Use wpp_get_mostpopular() on template page
* Create wpp_custom_html filter to customize HTML output
* BLOCKED – Can’t loop because $popular_posts param is a string, not an array

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Plugin Author Hector Cabrera
(@hcabrera)

7 years, 8 months ago
Hey Matt,

From the profile picture you must be the same guy from Github, right? 😛

Anyways, without seeing some actual code I can’t help you out.

Also:
- PHP version?
- Plugin version?
Thread Starter wavematt
(@wavematt)

7 years, 8 months ago
Hey Hector,

Yep that’s me haha.

PHP version is 7.0.31
Plugin version is 4.1.1
Sage Theme version is 9.0.0

Below is a summary of the code I have implemented so far with popular posts.

Thank you for your help btw 🙂

Blade Template which calls wpp_get_mostpopular():
```
$category = get_the_category()[0]->cat_ID;

{{ wpp_get_mostpopular([
  'range'    => 'all',
  'order_by' => 'views',
  'cat'      => $category->parent,
  'limit'    => 5
]) }}
```
WPP Filter to create custom output:
```
// My filter just passes $popular_posts to my blade template
// The issue in this filter is $popular_posts is a string, not an array
add_filter('wpp_custom_html', function ($popular_posts, $instance) {
    $data = [
        'popular_posts' => $popular_posts
    ];

    return sage('blade')->render('partials.popular-posts', $data);
}, 10, 2);
```
Blade Template to render the custom html:
```
@foreach ($popular_posts as $popular_post)
  // render each post
@endforeach
```
Even without the blade usage, I could still build this HTML string by looping through the posts, but again – that’s where I’m stuck because its a string and not an array.
- This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by wavematt.
- This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by wavematt.
Thread Starter wavematt
(@wavematt)

7 years, 8 months ago

Okay I resolved my own issue. Sorry, this theme I’m working on had a custom plugin that was conflicting with the Popular Posts plugin. Once I deactivated the conflicting plugin, my code started working. Thanks for your help Hector! Sorry for the confusion!

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