Dynamic Excerpt length

i figured it would help if you had the code.

Thanks!

<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Front Page
 *
 * Useful for sites that need a news-type front page.
 *
 * @package HybridNews
 * @subpackage Template
 */

/* Get the Hybrid News theme settings. */
$hybrid_news = get_option( 'hybrid_news_theme_settings' );

get_header(); ?>

	<div class="hfeed content">

		<?php hybrid_before_content(); // Before content hook ?>

		<!-- Begin feature slider. -->
		<div id="slider-container">

			<div id="slider">

			<?php
				if ( $hybrid_news['feature_category'] )
					$feature_query = array(
					'cat' => $hybrid_news['feature_category'],
					'showposts' => $hybrid_news['feature_num_posts'],
					'caller_get_posts' => 1 );
				else
					$feature_query = array(
					'post__in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ),
					'showposts' => $hybrid_news['feature_num_posts'] );
			?>

				<?php $loop = new WP_Query( $feature_query ); ?>

				<?php while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; ?>

					<div class="<?php hybrid_entry_class( 'feature' ); ?>">

						<?php get_the_image( array( 'custom_key' => array( 'Large', 'Feature Image' ), 'size' => 'large' ) ); ?>

						<?php hybrid_before_entry(); ?>

						<div class="entry-summary">

							 <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
						</div>

						<?php hybrid_after_entry(); ?>

					</div>

				<?php endwhile; ?>

			</div>

		</div>
		<!-- End feature slider. -->	<div class="slider-controls">
				<a class="slider-prev" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Previous Post', 'hybrid-news' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Previous', 'hybrid-news' ); ?></a>
				<a class="slider-pause" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Pause', 'hybrid-news' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Pause', 'hybrid-news' ); ?></a>
				<a class="slider-next" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Next Post', 'hybrid-news' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Next', 'hybrid-news' ); ?></a>
			</div>

		<!-- Begin excerpts section. -->
		<div id="excerpts">

			<?php $loop = new WP_Query( array(
			'cat' => $hybrid_news['excerpt_category'],
			'showposts' => $hybrid_news['excerpt_num_posts'],
			'caller_get_posts' => 1 

			) ); ?>

			<?php while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; ?>

				<div class="<?php hybrid_entry_class(); ?>">

					<?php get_the_image( array( 'custom_key' => array( 'Thumbnail' ), 'size' => 'thumbnail' ) ); ?>

					<?php hybrid_before_entry(); ?>

					<div class="entry-summary">
						<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
					</div>

					<?php hybrid_after_entry(); ?>

				</div>

			<?php endwhile; ?>

		</div>
		<!-- End excerpts section. -->

		<?php if ( !empty( $hybrid_news['headlines_category'] ) ) : $alt = 'odd'; ?>

			<!-- Begin category headlines section. -->
			<div id="headlines">

			<?php foreach ( $hybrid_news['headlines_category'] as $category ) : ?>

				<?php $headlines = get_posts( array(
					'numberposts' => $hybrid_news['headlines_num_posts'],
					'category' => $category,
					'post__not_in' => $do_not_duplicate
				) ); ?>

				<?php if ( !empty( $headlines ) ) : ?>

					<div class="section <?php echo $alt; ?>">

						<?php $cat = get_category( $category ); ?>

						<h3 class="section-title"><a href="<?php echo get_category_link( $category ); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( $cat->name ); ?>"><?php echo $cat->name; ?></a></h3>

						<ul>
						<?php foreach ( $headlines as $post ) : $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; ?>
							<li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
						<?php endforeach; ?>
						</ul>

					</div>

					<?php $alt = ( ( $i++ % 2 == 0 ) ? 'even' : 'odd' ); ?>

				<?php endif; ?>

			<?php endforeach; ?>

			</div>
			<!-- End category headlines section. -->

		<?php endif; // End check if headline categories were selected. ?>

		<?php hybrid_after_singular(); // After singular hook ?>

		<?php hybrid_after_content(); // After content hook ?>

	</div><!-- .content .hfeed -->

<?php get_footer(); ?>

What I’m trying to target is that “featured news” section up at the top.

I tried some stuff with if ( $hybrid_news['feature_category'] ) but that didn’t seem to do anything at all.

It’s quite possible I’m not doing something right, so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

bumpity bump bump!

I’ve gotten this far. Still no luck.

function new_excerpt_length( $length ) {
	$hybrid_news = get_option( 'hybrid_news_theme_settings' );

	if ( in_category( $hybrid_news['feature_category'] ) ) {
		$length = 80;
	} else {
		$length = 250;
	}
	return $length;
}

add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length' );

Is it possible to target a div like this?

Is it impossible no matter what?

Can I do some kind of if/else statement to pull that content dynamically, then do the function call that way? Would that effect everything below it on the page?

Thanks!

source

Don’t know if you still need this but:

function new_excerpt_length($length) {
if(in_category(14)) {
return 13;
} else {
return 60;
}
}
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘new_excerpt_length’);