Moving template code to function in a plugin prevents code from running

  • Rose

    (@eos-rose)


    10 years, 7 months ago

    I have the following code in a custom plugin, since it’s code I will want to be able to call in all theme templates:

    function spoiler_statement() {
  if (get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'spoiler_statement', true)) {
    echo '<br /><b>Spoilers:</b> <div class="spoilers">' . get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'spoiler_statement', true) . '</div>';
  }
}

    When I insert <?php spoiler_statement(); ?> into my template to call the function, nothing happens.

    When I insert the meat of my function into my template, it works exactly as expected:

    if (get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'spoiler_statement', true)) {
    echo '<br /><b>Spoilers:</b> <div class="spoilers">' . get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'spoiler_statement', true) . '</div>';
  }

    I’m at a loss for my next step. I need to create too many functions. The entirety of my content is stored in taxonomies and custom fields. I really don’t want to have to continue to add and update 500+ lines of code to my theme templates any time I change my theme.

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  • stephencottontail

    (@stephencottontail)

    10 years, 7 months ago

    What’s probably happening is that you have to explicitly make the global $post variable available to your function:

    function spoiler_statement() {
  global $post;

  if (get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'spoiler_statement', true)) {
    echo '<br /><b>Spoilers:</b> <div class="spoilers">' . get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'spoiler_statement', true) . '</div>';
  }
}
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