I decided to go the cookie route with this and I wrote the following code, and placed it in functions.php. The code:

1) uses if(isset($_GET[‘user’])) to look for three GET variables that were passed in the URL, like so:
http://helium-hotspot.net/?usr=falcon&phn=720-745-1760& (Email address hidden if logged out)
2) If the Get variable isset, then the those values are set as a cookie with setcookie.
3) Else if the GET variables are empty the it sets cookies using default values.
4) lastly it creates a shortcode to place in wordpress.

Everything works, but the problem is the function runs on every page and if the values arer NOT again passed on that page the default values get placed.
What I want is to set the variables one time and carry them through the website as the user navigates. Even better , have the same variables in place the next time the user visits..I understand that php wipes everything and starts fresh every time a page is loaded.

What logic could I add to accomplish this?

May be what I am trying to do is more suited for placing the values in the user meta table in the database.

If GET

// SET COOKIE

function set_usr_cookie() { 

	// Get usr from URL
	$affiliate_user = $_GET['usr'];

	if(isset($_GET['usr'])) {

		// Set the cookie
		setcookie('afuser', $affiliate_user , time()+31556926);

	}  
		else{

			setcookie('afuser', 'falcon' , time()+31556926);
	}
 
	function affil_user() {

		// Use information stored in the cookie 
		$current_afuser = $_COOKIE['afuser'];

		$string .= $current_afuser ; 

		return $string;
		}  
	// Add a shortcode 
	add_shortcode('insert_user', 'affil_user');
 
} 

add_action('init', 'set_usr_cookie');

function set_phn_cookie() { 

	// Get phn from URL
	$affiliate_phone = $_GET['phn'];

	if(isset($_GET['phn'])) {

		// Set the cookie
	setcookie('afphone', $affiliate_phone , time()+31556926);

	}  
		else{

			setcookie('afphone', '720-275-1350' , time()+31556926);
		}
 
	function affil_phone() {

		// Use information stored in the cookie 
		$current_afphone = $_COOKIE['afphone'];

		$string .= $current_afphone ; 

		return $string;
		}  
	// Add a shortcode 
	add_shortcode('insert_phone', 'affil_phone');
 
} 

add_action('init', 'set_phn_cookie');

function set_eml_cookie() { 

	// Get eml from URL
	$affiliate_email = $_GET['eml'];

if(isset($_GET['eml'])) {

		// Set the cookie
	setcookie('afemail', $affiliate_email , time()+31556926);

	}  
		else{

			setcookie('afemail', ' (Email address hidden if logged out) ' , time()+31556926);
	}
 
	function affil_email() {

		// Use information stored in the cookie 
		$current_afemail = $_COOKIE['afemail'];

		$string .= $current_afemail ; 

		return $string;
		}  
	// Add a shortcode 
	add_shortcode('insert_email', 'affil_email');
 
} 

add_action('init', 'set_eml_cookie');

set variable on line 1058:
$sub_title = get_field(‘subtitle’, $entry );

output on line 1209:

$output .= “<div class=’post-author’>{$sub_title}</div>”;

Yes I tried both methods and they do not work. Could you please provide some guidance. I don’t know php (although I can often understand whats happening), I do know html and css.

What is the correct code to get and write the related posts layout (based on tags, like what you get using the classic editor).
See:
http://freshed.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-14-at-11.02.29-AM.png (hosted on WPengine)

What file does the code go in?
What line should the code go on?

Thank you so much!

Thank you Ishmael,

I set the key on line 622:
$this->loop[ $key ][‘the_subtitle’] = get_field(‘subtitle’, $id );

I called the key on line 471:
$items .= “<div class=’post-author’>{$the_subtitle}</div>”;

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codes in private window

Thanks Rikard,

This code does not solve the issue. I searched around a lot and tried many variations of the css before I made the post. Do you have any other insight?

When I added that code to the functions.php file in my child theme folder it broke the website. Can you check it for accuracy?

This is what I have:

add_filter('avf_logo','av_change_logo_url');
function av_change_logo_url($url)
{
    if( is_page('certification-program') )
    {
        $url = "http://localhost:8888/sunny/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/integraltouchinstitute_logo.png";
    }
    if( is_page('thailand-and-bali') )
    {
        $url = "http://localhost:8888/sunny/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/integraltouchinstitute_logo.png";
    }
    return $url; 
}

add_filter('avf_logo_subtext', 'kriesi_logo_addition');
function kriesi_logo_addition($sub) {
if( is_page('certification-program') )
    $sub .= "<img src='http://localhost:8888/sunny/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/integraltouchinstitute_logo.png' />";
}
    return $sub;
}

I found the answer here:
https://kriesi.at/support/topic/adding-slideshare-to-header-social-icons/#post-200202

Doesn’t seem to be working.

Here’s what I got starting on line 450:

			if(empty($this->avia_term))
			{
				$additional_loop = new WP_Query("cat=".$cat."&posts_per_page=".$count."&orderby=rand");			}
			else
			{
				$catarray = explode(',', $cat);

				if(empty($catarray[0]))
				{
					$new_query = array("posts_per_page"=>$count,"post_type"=>$this->avia_post_type);
					$additional_loop = new WP_Query("cat=".$cat."&posts_per_page=".$count."&orderby=rand");
				}
				else
				{
					if($this->avia_new_query)
					{
						$new_query = $this->avia_new_query;
					}
					else
						$additional_loop = new WP_Query("cat=".$cat."&posts_per_page=".$count."&orderby=rand");
					{
						$new_query = array(	"posts_per_page"=>$count, 'tax_query' => array(
														array( 'taxonomy' => $this->avia_term,
															   'field' => 'id',
															   'terms' => explode(',', $cat),
															   'operator' => 'IN')
															  )
														);
					}
				}

				$additional_loop = new WP_Query($new_query);
			}

Could you please take another gander to see if I am putting in the code correctly?

This might be helpful. The masonry blog on this page has a setting and is set to randomize.:
http://www.boulderhardwoodfloors.com/blog/

I also noticed that my black WordPress dashboard strip across the top of the browser is not there when I’m logged in as an admin.
Related?