How to write a simple smiley plugin with $wpsmiliestrans? :)

Like so:

/*
Plugin Name: Smiley replace
*/
global $wpsmiliestrans;

$wpsmiliestrans = array (
... stuff just like in the functions.php but with your changes ...
);

That’s it.

Thanks so much for this.

Is there a way to add this bit to the plugin too, so I can change the directory of my smileys?

$siteurl = get_option( 'siteurl' );
	foreach ( (array) $wpsmiliestrans as $smiley => $img ) {
		$wp_smiliessearch[] = '/(\s|^)' . preg_quote( $smiley, '/' ) . '(\s|$)/';
		$smiley_masked = attribute_escape( trim( $smiley ) );
		$wp_smiliesreplace[] = " <img src='$siteurl/wp-includes/images/smilies/$img' alt='$smiley_masked' class='wp-smiley' />

Thanks a lot Otto!

Well, if you want that too, then you’d do it slightly differently.

Copy the entire smilies_init function into your plugin. Rename it to something else, like my_smilies_init and modify it however you like. Then add this code at the bottom of the plugin:

remove_action('init', 'smilies_init', 5);
add_action('init', 'my_smilies_init', 5);

Thank you very much indeed.

pad

Otto42
wonderful ??

my first plugin and it works – without any error ??

thanks a lot!

Monika

I’ve created a custom smilies_init as well, but I have a small problem remaining.

WP is kinda strict that there should be a space in front of and after the smiley. I would like to circumvent that. Is that possible?

$siteurl = get_option( 'siteurl' );
foreach ( (array) $wpsmiliestrans as $smiley => $img ) {
$wp_smiliessearch[] = '/(\s|^)' . preg_quote( $smiley, '/' ) . '(\s|$)/';
$smiley_masked = attribute_escape( trim( $smiley ) );
$wp_smiliesreplace[] = " <img src='$siteurl/wp-includes/images/smilies/$img' alt='$smiley_masked' class='wp-smiley' /> ";

I think I need to edit some line here, but I don’t really understand what’s happening here.