rexus-child-function.php

//Featured post child function
function rexus_featured_posts() {
	global $post;

	$enable = of_get_option( 'rexus_enable_featured', '1' ); // Enable disable area.
	$tag    = of_get_option( 'rexus_featured_tag' ); // Get the user selected tag for the featured posts.

	// Bail if disable by user.
	if ( ! $enable ) {
		return;
	}

	// Get any existing copy of our transient data.
	if ( false === ( $featured = get_transient( 'rexus_featured_posts' ) ) ) {
		// It wasn't there, so regenerate the data and save the transient.
		
		// Posts query arguments.
		$args = array(
			'post_type'      => 'post',
			'posts_per_page' => 7
		);

		if ( ! empty( $tag ) ) {
			$args['tag_id'] = $tag;
		}

		// The post query
		$featured = get_posts( $args );

		// Store the transient.
		set_transient( 'rexus_featured_posts', $featured );
	}

	// Check if the post(s) exist.
	if ( $featured ) :

		$html = '<section id="featured-content" class="clearfix">';

			$html .= '<section id="featured-content" class="clearfix">';

				$i         = 0;
				$class     = '';
				$thumbsize = '';

				foreach ( $featured as $post ) :
					setup_postdata( $post );

					if ( $i % 4 ) { 
						$class     = 'featured-small';
						$thumbsize = 'rexus-featured-thumb-s';
					} else {
						$class     = 'featured-big';
						$thumbsize = 'rexus-featured-thumb';
					}

					$html .= '<div id="featured-' . $i . '" class="featured-box featured-' . $i . ' ' . $class. ' gradient gradient-' . $i . '">';
						$html .= '<a href="' . get_permalink( $post->ID ) . '" rel="bookmark" target="__blank">';
							if ( has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) ) {
								$html .=  get_the_post_thumbnail( $post->ID, $thumbsize, array( 'class' => 'entry-thumbnail', 'alt' => esc_attr( get_the_title( $post->ID ) ) ) );
							}
							$html .= '<div class="entry-header gradient-tran-white"><h2 class="entry-title">' . get_the_title( $post->ID ) . '</h2></div>';
						$html .= '</a>';	
					$html .= '</div>';
					$i++;
				endforeach;
			$html .= '</section>';

		$html .= '</section><!-- #featured-content -->';

	// End check.
	endif;

	// Restore original Post Data.
	wp_reset_postdata();

	// Display the posts.
	if ( ! empty( $html ) ) {
		echo $html;
	}

}

//Breaking news child function
function rexus_breaking_news() {
	global $post;

	$enable = of_get_option( 'rexus_enable_breaking', '1' ); // Enable disable area.
	$tag    = of_get_option( 'rexus_breaking_tag' ); // Get the user selected tag for the breaking news posts.
	$num    = of_get_option( 'rexus_breaking_num', 10 ); // Get the number of posts to show.

	// Bail if disable by user.
	if ( ! $enable ) {
		return;
	}

	// Return early if on single post.
	if ( is_single() ) {
		return;
	}

	// Get any existing copy of our transient data.
	if ( false === ( $breaking = get_transient( 'rexus_breaking_posts' ) ) ) {
		// It wasn't there, so regenerate the data and save the transient.
		
		// Posts query arguments.
		$args = array(
			'post_type'      => 'post',
			'posts_per_page' => absint( $num )
		);

		if ( ! empty( $tag ) ) {
			$args['tag_id'] = $tag;
		}

		// The post query
		$breaking = get_posts( $args );

		// Store the transient.
		set_transient( 'rexus_breaking_posts', $breaking );
	}

	// Check if the post(s) exist.
	if ( $breaking ) :

		$html = '<section id="breaking-news">';

			$html .= '<ul id="js-news" class="js-hidden">';
				foreach ( $breaking as $post ) :
					setup_postdata( $post );
					$html .= '<li class="newst-item">';
						$html .= '<a href="' . get_permalink( $post->ID ) . '" rel="bookmark" target="__blank">' . esc_attr( get_the_title( $post->ID ) ) . '</a>';	
					$html .= '</li>';
				endforeach;
			$html .= '</ul>';

		$html .= '</section><!-- #breaking-news -->';

	// End check.
	endif;

	// Restore original Post Data.
	wp_reset_postdata();

	// Display the posts.
	if ( ! empty( $html ) ) {
		echo $html;
	}

}