public function build_news_list()
{
$news_list = '';
$news_items = dn_utilities::get_news_items();
// show message for no news items if none found
if (!$news_items) {
return $this->build_no_news_message();
}
// display all news items
foreach ($news_items as $news_item) {
$date = date('l, M. jS', strtotime($news_item->post_date));
// format the url, overriding with a custom value if provided
$url = $news_item->link;
$target = '';
$custom_url = get_metadata('post', $news_item->ID)["_dn_custom_url"][0];
if ($custom_url) {
$url = $custom_url;
$target = '_new';
}
// add the news item
$news_list .= '<li>';
if ($news_item->thumb) {
$news_list .= '<div class="event-photo"><a href="' . $url . '" target="' . $target . '">' . $news_item->thumb . '</a></div>';
}
$news_list .= '<h3 class="title">' . $news_item->post_title . '</h3>';
$news_list .= '<div class="date">' . $date . '</div>';
$news_list .= '<div class="description">' . $news_item->post_excerpt . '</div>';
$news_list .= '<a class="details-link" href="' . $url . '" target="' . $target . '"><span>Details</span></a>';
$news_list .= '</li>';
}
$news_list = '<ul class="news">' . $news_list . '</ul>';
return $news_list;
}
function save_options_meta_form($post_id)
{
// verify the nonce
if (!wp_verify_nonce($_POST['dn_options_nonce'], $this->nonce_action)) {
return $post_id;
}
// save the contact data to meta fields
dn_utilities::save_meta_field($post_id, 'custom_url', '_dn_custom_url');
return $post_id;
}
function widget($args, $instance)
{
// load the latest news item
$news_item = dn_utilities::get_news_items(true, 'medium');
// write the widget contents
$title = apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title']);
print $args['before_widget'];
print $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
if ($news_item) {
$this->build_latest_news_item($news_item);
} else {
$this->build_no_news_message($instance);
}
print $args['after_widget'];
}
