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Problem with snippets
7 replies · Started by Liran on April 25, 2021
Hey,
I use this snippet to display the last updated date and it works great:
add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output, $time_string ) {
$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" itemprop="datePublished">%2$s</time>';
if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) {
$time_string = '<time class="entry-date updated-date" datetime="%3$s" itemprop="dateModified">Last Updated On %4$s</time>';
}
$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() ),
esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
);
return sprintf( '<span class="posted-on">%s</span> ',
$time_string
);
}, 10, 2 );But when I activate this function to show the estimated reading time, I get nothing:
function tu_estimated_reading_time() {
$post = get_post();
$content = $post->post_content;
$wpm = 250; // How many words per minute.
$clean_content = strip_shortcodes( $content );
$clean_content = strip_tags( $clean_content );
$word_count = str_word_count( $clean_content );
$time = ceil( $word_count / $wpm );
return $time . ' min read';
}
add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output ) {
$output .= '<div class="read-time">' . tu_estimated_reading_time() . '</div>';
return $output;
} );Any idea what's wrong?
Thanks!
Hi there,
Are you using both? Your 2 filters are in conflict.
Can you explain a bit more about what you're trying to achieve?
I would like to use both filters if possible.
I want to display the entry date published/updated, followed by the estimated reading time.
We can merge them into one filter. :)
Example:
add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output, $time_string ) {
$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" itemprop="datePublished">%2$s</time>';
if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) {
$time_string = '<time class="entry-date updated-date" datetime="%3$s" itemprop="dateModified">Last Updated On %4$s</time>';
}
$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() ),
esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
);
$post = get_post();
$content = $post->post_content;
$wpm = 250; // How many words per minute.
$clean_content = strip_shortcodes( $content );
$clean_content = strip_tags( $clean_content );
$word_count = str_word_count( $clean_content );
$time = ceil( $word_count / $wpm );
return sprintf( '<span class="posted-on">%1$s %2$s min read</span> ',
$time_string,
$time
);
}, 10, 2 );It works! Now, how do I add a vertical bar between them? :)
It works! Now, how do I add a vertical bar between them? 🙂
We may have to edit the filter to make it possible to add on in CSS. Do you have any specific vertical bar design you want to use?
Example:
add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output, $time_string ) {
$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" itemprop="datePublished">%2$s</time>';
if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) {
$time_string = '<time class="entry-date updated-date" datetime="%3$s" itemprop="dateModified">Last Updated On %4$s</time>';
}
$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() ),
esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
);
$post = get_post();
$content = $post->post_content;
$wpm = 250; // How many words per minute.
$clean_content = strip_shortcodes( $content );
$clean_content = strip_tags( $clean_content );
$word_count = str_word_count( $clean_content );
$time = ceil( $word_count / $wpm );
return sprintf( '<span class="posted-on">%1$s <span class="reading-time">%2$s min read</span></span> ',
$time_string,
$time
);
}, 10, 2 );After modifying the filter to this, can you link us to the page in question? So I can inspect and help you out with the write-up. :D
I got it! Thanks, Elvin.
No problem. :)
