Thread: Featured Ads at Top of Category

Featured Ads at Top of Category

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What
This code puts 5 random featured ads (in that category) to the top of the list, it also won't show the same ad twice (if it's one of the featured ads randomly selected it won't show again in the normal list). This is how it works on the big industry players (gumtree - refresh the page and see the featured ads change)

Edits
There are 4 file edits in 3 files

• loop-ad_listing.php
• style.css
• taxonomy-ad_cat.php

MAKE SURE TO BACK THEM UP!

Thanks
Thanks to classifiedsnext who in this thread provided the code that started me off

Steps
Edit the following files in the way described

1. taxonomy-ad_cat.php
   Around line 40 you will find
   
   Code:

   <?php get_template_part( 'loop', 'ad_listing' ); ?>

   Replace this with
   
   Code:

   <?php //get_template_part( 'loop', 'ad_listing' ); ?>
   <!-- FEATURED CAT EDIT -->
   <?php  
   				wp_reset_query();
   				$paged = 0;
   				query_posts(array('post__in'=>get_option('sticky_posts'),'post_type' => APP_POST_TYPE, APP_TAX_CAT => $term->slug, 'paged' => $paged, posts_per_page=>5, orderby => 'rand')); 
   				global $postisfeatured;
   $featurePostArray = array();
   global $featurePostArray;
   				$postisfeatured = "1";
   				get_template_part( 'loop', 'ad_listing' );
   
                   wp_reset_query();
   
   				$paged = ( get_query_var('paged') ) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
                	query_posts(array('post_type' => APP_POST_TYPE, APP_TAX_CAT => $term->slug, 'paged' => $paged));
   				$postisfeatured = "";
   			 	get_template_part( 'loop', 'ad_listing' );
                   wp_reset_query();
   			 ?>

2. loop-ad_listing.php
   Find
   
   Code:

   <?php appthemes_before_post(); ?>

   Add below this
   
   Code:

   <?php 
   global $postisfeatured;
   global $featurePostArray;
   if ($postisfeatured == "1") {
   array_push($featurePostArray,$post->ID);
   } 
   if (in_array($post->ID,$featurePostArray) && $postisfeatured != "1") {
   echo '<div class="hide">';
   }
          ?>

   Find
   
   Code:

   <?php appthemes_after_endwhile(); ?>

   Replace with
   
   Code:

   <?php // appthemes_after_endwhile(); ?>
   <?php 
   	if ($postisfeatured != "1"){
   		appthemes_after_endwhile(); 
   		$postisfeatured = "";
   		}
   		?>

3. style.css
   
   Add to bottom
   
   Code:

   .hide {display:none;}

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