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I am using GeneratePress 3.3 theme, GP Premium 2.3.1, and GenerateBlocks Pro 1.5.3. I have created a custom post content template block, and it is working well. But I would like to do something with the Post Title but am having a hard time finding out if it is even possible, much less how to do it.
Most of my post titles are in the form of “Title – Reference”. I would like to be able to parse this out on the dash, just within my custom content block, as two elements that I can use as the post title and a post subtitle.
First of all, is this even possible? And, if so, how would I go about it? Thanks for any help you can give on this.
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Hi there,
I’m not sure I fully understand your question.
Do you mean you want to create a subtitle as a post meta?
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Thanks!
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I do want to create a subtitle, and I know how to do that using post meta. What I want to do is parse out a post title like “Receive Sight and Follow – Matthew 20:34”. I want to use “Receive Sight and Follow” as the Post Title in my Custom Content Block and “Matthew 20:34” as a subtitle. I need somehow to be able to separate that field into two, just within the Custom Content Block.
I added the other key.
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Hi Edjarrett,
Add
cu-post-titleto the classlist of the GB Headline Block for the title. Addcu-post-sub-titleto the classlist of the Headline Block for the subtitle.Adding Custom Classes: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/adding-additional-css-classes-to-blocks/
Then, add this snippet:
add_filter('generateblocks_dynamic_content_output', function($content, $attributes, $block){ if ( !is_admin() && ! empty( $attributes['className'] ) ) { if( strpos( $attributes['className'], 'cu-post-title' ) !== false ) { $content = strtok($content, '-'); } else if (strpos( $attributes['className'], 'cu-post-sub-title' ) !== false){ $content = substr($content, strpos($content, '-') + 1); } else { return $content; } } return $content; }, 10, 3);Adding PHP: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/#code-snippets
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I have added those three things. but something seems to be missing. I do not see the title parsed out.
I added two new headline blocks and gave then associated the additional class names with them. I added the code as a snippet that runs everywhere. But the headline blocks remain empty. I inspected the published post and see the new fields with the associated classes. But they are empty.
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I modified the code above. Can you try that instead?
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That still does nothing that I can see. I hardcoded a text string as the return value for the function and still saw nothing. I have tried the blocks with dynamic data set to Title and dynamic data turned off. Still nothing. I cannot tell that the function is being referenced. Am I missing something?
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FWIW, the post title is using an em dash rather than a hyphen in the title. That is what WordPress seems to want to change my hyphens (when used in titles) to. I updated your code to use an em dash, but it made no difference.
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That’s odd. I tested the code and it’s working for me. Can you share admin login credentials through the Private Information field? I’ll try to see why it isn’t working.
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Login credentials below.
The snippet is Parse Title and Subtitle
The Element is Devotional Content Block
You can use this post to test with – https://aclayjar.net/2023/04/king-jesus/
If it works the reference should go away from the top. There is a headline block under the picture that I am using to temporarily test for the subtitle.I am heading to bed soon, so I catch back up with you tomorrow.
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Use the GB dynamic options instead of the one from GP in the toolbar.
The snippet I provided works for the GB dynamic options.
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I thought I had tried it both ways. So I should use the option in the right column, setting both fields to Title?
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Yes, just use the one on the right. Unset the one from the toolbar. Let’s see how it goes.
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No different. You can check to see if I did it right. But I really have to go now. THanks for your help.
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Your site has caching. It’s showing the cached version of the page where the code hasn’t been implemented yet. Try clearing your cache first.
I also updated the code again for testing purposes.
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I have learned that I need to clear my cache every time I make a change to a block element. I have been doing that throughout this process. It has not helped in being able to have this change take effect. What I see is the unparsed post title. And that is true with an incognito window as well. Do you see the modified post title?
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