Topic: Adding custom Dynamic Content options

Patrick
March 24, 2023 at 3:55 am

Hi all,

I would like to add custom Dynamic Content options to GB Blocks, how is this possible?

Example:

I have created a Custom Content Type (CCT) with a meta field “my_image” (Media ID), and would like to load this image as dynamic background image for a GB Container Block. The CCT Author ID equals the current post author ID.

Appreciate your help with this.

Thanks,
Patrick
David
March 24, 2023 at 6:51 am

Hi there,

if the my_image meta field is saved to the current post meta, then you can select a Container Block, and in the Dynamic Setting set the Content Source to Post Meta and add your field name.

Let me know if i am missing anything.
Patrick
March 26, 2023 at 10:10 pm

Hi David,

Thanks for your fast reply.

There is no data of my CCT written to postmeta. That’s why I have to use custom coding to pull the related data. Could you please advice how to add a custom option where I can run my custom coding to fill background image path dynamically ?

Are there any hooks for this ?

Thanks
Fernando
March 26, 2023 at 10:32 pm

Hi Patrick,

If my_image is not a post meta, how do you pull its value through custom code?
Patrick
March 27, 2023 at 1:56 am

Hi Fernando,

I have a custom table with a column author id which equals to the Post author id. So in my custom coding I query my table by author and pull all fields needed for dynamic content.

Thanks
David
March 27, 2023 at 4:08 am

Ah ok, so you have the generateblocks_background_image_url filter hook.

See for an example:

https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/woocommerce-element-background/#post-2531489

And you can see it here:

https://github.com/tomusborne/generateblocks/blob/591103039220f5e5e83983fcf683fd8f48df1e3e/includes/functions.php#L533
Patrick
March 27, 2023 at 7:33 am

Hi David,

Thanks for the provided hook. This works for now :)!

However I do have more image and text fields that I need to fill dynamically. That’s why I was asking if I can’t add my custom Dynamic Content option to your dropdown. This would make it way more easy for me instead of using multiple hooks and CSS classes.

Any possibility to add custom options here?

Thanks
Patrick
March 27, 2023 at 8:55 am

Hi David,

If my previous request is not possible (yet), could you please also provide me the hook to show custom content for GB Button Text ?

Thanks! 🙂

Fernando

March 27, 2023 at 5:24 pm

Your request isn’t possible yet.

Here’s the filter you’re looking for: https://github.com/tomusborne/generateblocks/blob/88590c3168d62613f9ba76e5e9d15ddac6590e24/includes/class-dynamic-content.php#:~:text=generateblocks_dynamic_content_output

generateblocks_dynamic_content_output

Here’s a sample code of its usage:


add_filter('generateblocks_dynamic_content_output', function($content, $attributes, $block){
	if ( ! is_admin() && ! empty( $attributes['className'] ) && strpos( $attributes['className'], 'convert-to-fjy' ) !== false ) {
		$timestamp = strtotime($content);
		$my_date = sprintf(
		'<time datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>',
		date('c', $timestamp),
		date('l F j, Y', $timestamp) );
		return $my_date;
	}
	return $content;
}, 10, 3);

Patrick
March 27, 2023 at 7:34 pm

Hi Fernando,

Thanks for your fast reply and provided filter. That works for now 🙂

Appreciate your support.
Fernando
March 27, 2023 at 7:40 pm

You’re welcome, Patrick! 🙂

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