Change order of plugin apps in posts

  • jellyhead

    (@jellyhead)


    13 years, 7 months 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!!

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  • mattotoole

    (@mattotoole)

    13 years 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?

    Thread Starter jellyhead

    (@jellyhead)

    13 years 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!

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    13 years 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

    Thread Starter jellyhead

    (@jellyhead)

    13 years ago

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

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    13 years 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

    Thread Starter jellyhead

    (@jellyhead)

    13 years ago

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

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    13 years 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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