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[anjuks]

I'm trying to find the the best method within the Pagelines environment for extracting info from custom fields to show that info within the post loop of a custom post type. Am using a child theme. Been looking at the docs but no luck so far.

 

In my initial trial site I customised the TwentyEleven theme with WordPress code

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See the result here:

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I tried creating my own Section but it's outside the WP loop so won't pick up the data.

 

Overall, being new to PL I want to know what's the best way to get into the normal WP post loop for such customisations..

 

Thanks in advance.

Andris

[anjuks]

I thought maybe the 'postloop' section would give me clues where I could customise, but I don't understand where the loop is that this function calls in Sections > Postloop > section.php:

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Or am I just going about this entirely the wrong way around?

[Danny]

Hi,

 

Does this help you ?

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[Simon_P]

You need to use a wordpress action to put your code snippet exactly where its needed.

 

Install the free Actions plugin from the store, this highlights all the action areas.

 

Google add_action() for the wordpress docs.

[anjuks]

Hi Danny,

 

Thanks for the link but I've setup my custom post type and custom fields already. And I know how to show custom field data in a post.

 

I suppose, put simply, what I'm trying to understand is how to create my own customised post loop that applies only to my custom post type 'pram-walks'. Just how to do that within Pagelines is my stumbling block.

[anjuks]

... and I apologise in advance is it's already documented somewhere. If it is please point me in the right direction. Maybe a topic for the Developer documentation which is currently getting written?

[anjuks]

Ok, thanks Simon. I'll check it out.

[anjuks]

OK, I'll simplify my question right down to: How do I customise or create my own post loop in Pagelines?

[James B]

Hi there, I'm not a developer so I'm not sure what to advise you on the code side of things, but would the Anyloop plugin help at all?

 

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[anjuks]

Hi James B. Thanks for the link - I really appreciate it - but it still doesn't address my needs; to have control of the display of a post loop.

 

Pagelines is a great tool for me, as I'm sole trader in a remote area and PL allows me to develop quickly and I have grasped the basic WP php code to alter sites pretty much any way I like.

 

I'm a newbie developer (great with CSS, HTML and muddle my way through PHP) but I seem to be in between skill sets when it comes to PL. I hoped signing up as a developer would give me access to more tools, learning or support. The Pagelines Chat and responses like 'try this plugin' seems to be for total newbies. I require documentation for a 'way in' to understand the PHP. I feel I'm just missing a simple PHP way of using actions and the PL hooks that I haven't grasped yet and which I'm hoping to get help for in this forum.  

 

But now it seems I'll need to give PL the flick as there isn't any help or documentation and the help simply isn't coming for, what I think, is a fundamental requirement; to create my own post loop.

 

Isn't there anyone that can help me?

[Simon_P]

Why do you want to create your own loop?
Wordpress has filters to change the loop and we provide 100's of action points in the framework.

[anjuks]

Hi Simon,

 

Ok then, could you please instruct me on how to add

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within the existing PL loop by whatever means is required by PL? Like I mentioned, I just need a 'way in' to grasp the concept and then I can take the code you show me (and  where to put it) and run with it.

[anjuks]

BTW, just now I was successful in creating a new Section with my own loop but for some reason it wouldn't extract the custom field data. Would still greatly appreciate an answer for my previous post. Thanks.

[Simon_P]

where do you want it echoed?

[anjuks]

Why do you want to create your own loop?
Wordpress has filters to change the loop and we provide 100's of action points in the framework.

 

 

Hi Simon, I appreciate your time on this. As I mentioned, if there was documentation on this I'd be all over it

 

As per the trial site (

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) I want it echoed on a

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and

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(let me know if this is not what you meant). 

 

So, as per your suggestion please let me know how to use the PL 'action points' instead. Below is a simple example using my own section (for example sake). 

 

PS The editor put all those divs in!!

Edited by Simon_P, 11 December 2012 - 01:50 AM.
code removed, it broke the forums!!

[Simon_P]

um, yea. You dont need to open and close php on every line

 

If you want to paste code blocks use

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Is this walk thing a custom post type?

 

if so you could do this in child theme functions.php:

 

 

 

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assuming 'walk' is the post type for this example.

Edited by Simon_P, 11 December 2012 - 01:56 AM.
forgot global

[anjuks]

Hi Simon,

 

Sorry for my very late reply - been away from work with Pheumonia! 

 

Thanks for this except I get:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /Users/user/.../themes/pramwalks/functions.php on line:

 

 

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I can't see any error in the syntax and I'm positive the post type name and setup is correct too. Do you have any idea what that could be?

[Rob]

Hi,

 

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is a plugin to which you place a PHP code as you demonstrated earlier.  Setting it up correctly, you'll get a shortcode which may be placed in a page.  Whatever the PHP code snippet is supposed to do, the shortcode will do in its place without modifying core files or making major coding changes.  It's relatively easy, and best, it's fast and free.

[anjuks]

Hi Rob,

 

Thanks for your quick response, but adding a shortcode to every post to show core functionality! Are you kidding?

 

I'll learn more about hooks within Pagelines and figure out myself how to programmatically do it. But until then I think it's back to creating my own theme without Pagelines for this project!

 

Cheers.

[Danny]

Hi,

 

Try this instead and change the post type name and custom field name according to your setup.

 

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