Extension for Pod Pages and Templates

Some code has changed, yes, so it should now be easier to integrate your own extensions in the plugin.

The other thread got closed, and I did not manage to get reopened by a moderator, but can you provide me the code in here?

Here is the pods module (pods.php), however I have not got it to work yet. Need a bit help from you.

<?php
/**
 * @package Content Aware Sidebars
 * @author Joachim Jensen <[email protected]>
 */

/**
 *
 * Pods Module
 *
 * Detects if current content is:
 * a) any or specific pods pages
 *
 */
class CASModule_pods extends CASModule {

	/**
	 * Constructor
	 */
	public function __construct() {
		parent::__construct('pods',__('Pods Pages',ContentAwareSidebars::DOMAIN));
		$this->type_display = false;
		//$this->id = 'pods';
	}

	/**
	 * Get pods pages
	 * @return array
	 */
	protected function _get_content($args = array()) {
		if (function_exists('pods_api')) {

    		// Get PodsAPI
    		$api = pods_api();

		    // Get Pod Pages
    		$pod_pages = $api->load_pages();

		    $pod_page_list = array();

		    foreach ( $pod_pages as $pod_page ) {
        		$pod_page_list[$pod_page[ 'slug' ]] = $pod_page[ 'name' ];
    		}
		}

		return $pod_page_list;
	}

	//public function db_where() {

		//$pods_name = pods_url_variable('first', uri);
		//return "(pods.meta_value IS NULL OR pods.meta_value = '".$pods_name."')";
		//return is_pod_page($pod_page[ 'slug' ]);
	//}

	public function in_context() {
		return is_pod_page();
	}

	public function get_context_data() {

		$val = 'principle';
		//$pod_page = is_pod_page();
		//return $pod_page;
		return array($val);
	}

}

It does list the pod pages correctly in the left menu sidebar.

I don’t understand why it won’t work if I select a WordPress page template. I created one that displays the content of my Pods.

By the way with the former plugin version I never used this part of the code you supplied in the old thread.

add_filter('cas-module-pre-deploy','add_pods_to_cas');
function add_pods_to_cas($modules) {
$modules['pods'] = true;
return $modules;
}

I will look into it. There are some hardcoded strings in the code, is it not possible to get those dynamically?

The last piece of code will register the module if content-aware-sidebars.php has not been altered to include it itself.

What are your exact settings for the sidebar with the page template condition?

Basically I only select the WordPress page template and then replace the main sidebar, as I do with all other sidebars I have.

What hard-coded strings you are referring too? Some of them are just for testing…

Let me know what you need from me in terms of testing other anything else. Do you have pods installed to do some tests?

Please have in mind that the new module is only for ‘Advanced Content Types’, Custom Post Types already work with your plugin.

I guess the pods template detection is not working because it is not associated with a WordPress post or page. So, this needs some extra logic to work.

Where in the module is the logic that decides if the current condition is matched? Trying to understand your plugin so I can be of help…

I have Pods installed and played a little with it, but I have not yet had time to do any tests.

in_context(): bool determines if the page being displayed is relevant for the module. get_context_data(): array|string should get the relevant data from the page, i.e. which advanced content type is being displayed.

Do get the test going do the following:

– create a new Pods (ACT) – separate table
– create a simple Pods page

What function in the plugin tests for the condition? For example if I have a pods page with the name ‘Test’ where will the plugin check if that condition is true.

You should look in modules/abstract.php, but usually it should not be a concern – all that has to be done is to make get_context_data() return an array that contains the slug of the current pods page, e.g. array('test').

Ok, that’s helpful. Will do some more tests today.