Add Read More to Latest NewsWidget

Hey eswyt!

Place this code into the child theme functions.php file:

/**
 * AVIA NEWSBOX
 *
 * Widget that creates a list of latest news entries
 *
 * @package AviaFramework
 * @todo replace the widget system with a dynamic one, based on config files for easier widget creation
 */

if (!class_exists('avia_newsbox'))
{
	class avia_newsbox extends WP_Widget {

		var $avia_term = '';
		var $avia_post_type = '';
		var $avia_new_query = '';

		function avia_newsbox()
		{
			$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'newsbox', 'description' => 'A Sidebar widget to display latest post entries in your sidebar' );

			$this->WP_Widget( 'newsbox', THEMENAME.' Latest News', $widget_ops );
		}

		function widget($args, $instance)
		{

			global $avia_config;

			extract($args, EXTR_SKIP);
			echo $before_widget;

			$title = empty($instance['title']) ? '' : apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title']);
			$count = empty($instance['count']) ? '' : $instance['count'];
			$cat = empty($instance['cat']) ? '' : $instance['cat'];
			$excerpt = empty($instance['excerpt']) ? '' : $instance['excerpt'];
			$image_size = isset($avia_config['widget_image_size']) ? $avia_config['widget_image_size'] : 'widget';

			if ( !empty( $title ) ) { echo $before_title . $title . $after_title; };

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

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

				$additional_loop = new WP_Query($new_query);
			}

			if($additional_loop->have_posts()) :

			echo '<ul class="news-wrap image_size_'.$image_size.'">';
			while ($additional_loop->have_posts()) : $additional_loop->the_post();

			$format = "";
			if(empty($this->avia_post_type)) 	$format = $this->avia_post_type;
			if(empty($format)) 					$format = get_post_format();
	     	if(empty($format)) 					$format = 'standard';

			echo '<li class="news-content post-format-'.$format.'">';

			//check for preview images:
			$image = "";

			if(!current_theme_supports('force-post-thumbnails-in-widget'))
			{
				$slides = avia_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'slideshow', true);

				if( $slides != "" && !empty( $slides[0]['slideshow_image'] ) )
				{
					$image = avia_image_by_id($slides[0]['slideshow_image'], $image_size, 'image');
				}
			}

			if(current_theme_supports( 'post-thumbnails' ) && !$image )
			{
				$image = get_the_post_thumbnail( get_the_ID(), $image_size );
			}

			$time_format = apply_filters( 'avia_widget_time', get_option('date_format')." - ".get_option('time_format'), 'avia_newsbox' );

			echo "<a class='news-link' title='".get_the_title()."' href='".get_permalink()."'>";

			$nothumb = (!$image) ? 'no-news-thumb' : '';

			echo "<span class='news-thumb $nothumb'>";
			echo $image;
			echo "</span>";
			if(empty($avia_config['widget_image_size']) || 'display title and excerpt' != $excerpt)
			{
				echo "<strong class='news-headline'>".get_the_title();
				
				if($time_format)
				{
					echo "<span class='news-time'>".get_the_time($time_format)."</span>";	
				}
				
				echo "</strong>";
			}
			echo "</a>";

			if('display title and excerpt' == $excerpt)
			{
				echo "<div class='news-excerpt'>";

				if(!empty($avia_config['widget_image_size']))
				{
					echo "<a class='news-link-inner' title='".get_the_title()."' href='".get_permalink()."'>";
					echo "<strong class='news-headline'>".get_the_title()."</strong>";
					echo "</a>";
					if($time_format)
					{
						echo "<span class='news-time'>".get_the_time($time_format)."</span>";	
					}

				}
				the_excerpt();
echo '<div class="read-more-link"><a href="'.get_permalink().'" class="more-link">'.__('Read more','avia_framework').'<span class="more-link-arrow">  &rarr;</span></a></div>';
				echo "</div>";
			}

			echo '</li>';

			endwhile;
			echo "</ul>";
			wp_reset_postdata();
			endif;

			echo $after_widget;

		}

		function update($new_instance, $old_instance)
		{
			$instance = $old_instance;
			$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
			$instance['count'] = strip_tags($new_instance['count']);
			$instance['excerpt'] = strip_tags($new_instance['excerpt']);
			$instance['cat'] = implode(',',$new_instance['cat']);
			return $instance;
		}

		function form($instance)
		{
			$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'count' => '', 'cat' => '', 'excerpt'=>'' ) );
			$title = strip_tags($instance['title']);
			$count = strip_tags($instance['count']);
			$excerpt = strip_tags($instance['excerpt']);

			$elementCat = array("name" 	=> "Which categories should be used for the portfolio?",
								"desc" 	=> "You can select multiple categories here",
					            "id" 	=> $this->get_field_name('cat')."[]",
					            "type" 	=> "select",
					            "std"   => strip_tags($instance['cat']),
					            "class" => "",
	            				"multiple"=>6,
					            "subtype" => "cat");
			//check if a different taxonomy than the default is set
			if(!empty($this->avia_term))
			{
				$elementCat['taxonomy'] = $this->avia_term;
			}

			$html = new avia_htmlhelper();

	?>
			<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>">Title:
			<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('title'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($title); ?>" /></label></p>

			<p>
				<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('count'); ?>">How many entries do you want to display: </label>
				<select class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('count'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('count'); ?>">
					<?php
					$list = "";
					for ($i = 1; $i <= 20; $i++ )
					{
						$selected = "";
						if($count == $i) $selected = 'selected="selected"';

						$list .= "<option $selected value='$i'>$i</option>";
					}
					$list .= "</select>";
					echo $list;
					?>

			</p>

			<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('cat'); ?>">Choose the categories you want to display (multiple selection possible):
			<?php echo $html->select($elementCat); ?>
			</label></p>

			<p>
				<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('excerpt'); ?>">Display title only or title & excerpt</label>
				<select class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('excerpt'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('excerpt'); ?>">
					<?php
					$list = "";
					$answers = array('show title only','display title and excerpt');
					foreach ($answers as $answer)
					{
						$selected = "";
						if($answer == $excerpt) $selected = 'selected="selected"';

						$list .= "<option $selected value='$answer'>$answer</option>";
					}
					$list .= "</select>";
					echo $list;
					?>

			</p>

	<?php
		}
	}
}

Cheers!
Peter

Hi!

What’s the website url/domain?

Best regards,
Peter

Hi!

Are you sure the password is correct? I tried it but I get an error message: “The password you entered for the username choa is incorrect”.

Best regards,
Peter