How to override section.pagination.php ?

[maycopest 0]

Hey, quick follow-up: I am trying to override the features section. I have copied the whole

features

folder from

platformpro/sections

to

platformbase/sections

, and it isn't working yet. Do I need to rename any of the files? Should I put it in the

platformbase/

root folder instead? I am on PlatformPro 1.3.2 btw.

[catrina 103]

Why are you copying the whole features folder to the platformbase/sections folder? Is this a different problem?

[maycopest 0]

No, I thought that's what I needed to do. Do I only need to copy the one main template file? And where would I put it, and what would I name it?

[catrina 103]

Did you already perform this step?: template.pagination.php to the root of your child and paste the code from the 'template' area of the pagination section there. Then it should override for you.

[maycopest 0]

Ok, so I think I get the general idea, but it still isn't working. I have gone into the

platformpro/sections/features/section.features.php

file, and copied from line 273:

function section_template() {

to line 385 where the function ends. In my

platformbase/

folder, I created a new file called

template.features.php

, and pasted in the whole function. I made some changes, gave it opening and closing php tags, and saved it. It is still not being used though. What do you think I am doing wrong here? (Also, thanks a bunch for the help, I really appreciate it.)

[timlinson 3]

Can you paste your template.features.php? And just to make sure, Appearance > Themes shows your active theme as PlatformBase?

[maycopest 0]

Yeah Tim, you bet. The theme is definitely Base, as I have a bunch of styles that are working great, and I have made some mods to the functions file that shows the site title as well as the page title in the title attribute (which, tangent, should totally be an option, and an easy one to implement to boot). My template.features.php file is as follows:

	<?php
	function section_template() {
	?>
		<div id="feature_slider" class="fix">
			<div id="feature-area">
				<div id="cycle">
				<?php
						global $post;
						global $pagelines_layout;
						$current_page_post = $post;
	
					$feature_posts = $this->get_feature_posts();
	
					if(!empty($feature_posts) && is_array($feature_posts)):
						foreach($feature_posts as $post) :
	
							// Setup For Std WP functions
							setup_postdata($post);
	
							// Get Feature Style
							if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-style', true)) $feature_style = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-style', true);
							else $feature_style = 'text-left';
	
							if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-link-text', true)) {
								$flink_text = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-link-text', true);
							}else $flink_text = __('More', 'pagelines');
	
							//Get the Thumbnail URL
							$feature_background_image = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-background-image', true);
							$feature_design = (get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-design', true)) ? get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-design', true) : '';
	
							?>
							<div id="<?php echo 'feature_'.$post->ID;?>"  class="fcontainer <?php echo $feature_style.' '.$feature_design; ?> fix" >
								<div class="feature-wrap wcontent" <?php if($feature_background_image):?>style="background: url('<?php echo $feature_background_image;?>') no-repeat top center" <?php endif;?>>
									<div class="feature-pad fix">
										<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_feature_before', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
										<div class="fcontent <?php if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'fcontent-bg', true)) echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'fcontent-bg', true);?>">
											<div class="dcol-pad fix">
													<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_fcontent_before', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
													<div class="ftext">
														<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_feature_text_top', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
														<div class="fexcerpt">
														<?php
															if(pagelines_option('feature_source') == 'posts') the_excerpt();
														 	else the_content();
														?>
														</div>
														<?php if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-link-url', true)):?>
															ID, 'feature-link-url', true);?>">
																<span class="pagelines-blink-pad">
																	<span class="blink-arrow featurelink" ><?php echo $flink_text;?></span>
																</span>
															
														<?php endif;?>
														<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_feature_text_bottom', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
														<?php edit_post_link(__('<span>Edit</span>', 'pagelines'), '', '');?>
													</div>
													<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_fcontent_after', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
											</div>
	
										</div>
	
										<div class="fmedia" style="">
											<div class="dcol-pad">
												<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_feature_media_top', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
												<?php if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'feature-media-image', true)):?>
													<div class="media-frame">
														ID, 'feature-media-image', true);?>" />
													</div>
												<?php elseif(get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'feature-media', true)): ?>
													<?php echo do_shortcode(get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'feature-media', true)); ?>
												<?php endif;?>
	
											</div>
										</div>
										<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_feature_after', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
										<div class="clear"></div>
									</div>
								</div>
							</div>
						<?php endforeach; ?>
					<?php else: ?>
						<h4 style="padding: 50px; text-align: center"><?php _e('No feature posts matched this pages criteria', 'pagelines');?></h4>
					<?php endif;?>
					<?php $post = $current_page_post;?>
	
				</div>
	
				<?php if(pagelines('feature_nav_type') == 'arrows'):?>
					<div id="arrownav">
			 			<span id="prev"> </span>
		       			<span id="next"> </span>
					</div>
				<?php endif;?>
			</div>
	
			<div id="feature-footer" class="<?php e_pagelines('feature_nav_type', '');?> <?php  if( count($this->the_feature_posts) == 1) echo 'nonav';?> fix">
				<div class="feature-footer-pad">
					<?php pagelines_register_hook( 'pagelines_feature_nav_before', $this->id ); // Hook ?>
					<?php if(pagelines('timeout') != 0 && pagelines('feature_playpause')):?><span class="playpause pause"><span> </span></span><?php endif;?>
					<div id="featurenav" class="fix">
	
					</div>
					<div class="clear"></div>
				</div>
			</div>
	
		</div>
		<div class="clear"></div>
	<?php }
	?>
	[/code]

Again, thanks so much for the help! All I want to do is get rid of those h2 title tags! I am just using the Features element as a fading photo banner.

[timlinson 3]

Hey Todd, from what I can tell, you basically just wanted to add: `

` `

<?php the_title(); ?>

` `

` Custom section seems a bit overkill here.. a hook would be more appropriate. Just use the `pagelines_fcontent_before` hook to insert that div: http://www.pagelines.com/docs/base-child-theme

[maycopest 0]

Well actually I want to get rid of the heading div (but most importantly the h2), not add it. It is the only thing I modified in my custom file. Can I do that with a hook?

[timlinson 3]

I must have misunderstood your previous post. Well for custom templates, I'm not sure, but based on the other templates, you'd just enter the contents of the function, not the actual function itself. i.e. remove this from the beginning: `<?php` `function section_template() {` `?>` and this from the end: ` <?php } ?> `

[maycopest 0]

Hmm, that didn't do it either. Is there any documentation anywhere on this whole 'overriding templates' idea?

[Andrew 207]

Hey guys, Overriding the template is probably unnecessary here.. Just use one of the hooks for the section. e.g. `pagelines_inside_top_pagination`

[maycopest 0]

Andrew, I am familiar with the idea of adding content with a hook, but not so much with removing (i.e. the h2's) or editing. Could you point me in the right direction to learn that?

[catrina 103]

Do you want to remove <h2> because you want to style it differently...?

[maycopest 0]

No, more like I am just using it as a photo banner with no text, and I don't want the search engine to see my site as:

• Title
  • Banner 1
  • Banner 2
  • Banner 3
  • Banner 4
  • Banner 5
  • Banner 6
  • Banner 7
  • Banner 8
  • Banner 9

The tag is never even visible, but I don't like the markup. Trivial? Maybe. Still driving me crazy that I can't figure it out? You bet.

[maycopest 0]

wow that didn't work at all, I guess you can't do hierarchical lists: edit: I guess you can't indent with spaces either. Anyway, hope you get the gist.

[kastelic 6]

This thread is getting kind of convoluted. You might want to start a new one clarifying exactly what you are looking for at this point. If all you want to do is remove an

h2

, have you tried setting it to

display:none

in the CSS?

[maycopest 0]

Good idea, I'm on it.