GetDb();
// The alias of the page to check
$the_alias = isset($params['alias']) ? $params['alias'] : "";
// Max number of days for a page to be considered "fresh"
$the_days = isset($params['days']) ? $params['days'] : "";
// HTML that will be output if page is at least x days "fresh"
$the_output = isset($params['output']) ? $params['output'] : "";
$query = "SELECT modified_date FROM ".cms_db_prefix()."content WHERE content_alias=?";
$row = $db->GetRow($query, array($the_alias));
if($row)
{
$last_mod = strtotime($row['modified_date']);
$today = time();
$date_diff = floor(($today - $last_mod)/86400);
if ($date_diff < $the_days)
{
return $the_output;
}
}
else
{
return "Page content not found, check the alias.";
}
}
function smarty_cms_help_function_FreshContent()
{?>
What does this do?
This plugin checks the 'freshness' of a content page, it's done by using the amount of days provided in the call
Parameters
alias - The alias of the content page that you want to check the "freshness" for
days - The max number of days that a page is considered new
output - The HTML that you want to output if the page being checked, is new
Usage
Example 1 (Basic):
{FreshContent alias='home' days='10' output='new!'}
This will check if the page with the 'home' alias is 10 days or newer and output the word "new!" if it is.
Example 2 (Menu Manager):
{foreach from=$nodelist item=node}
...
<li>{FreshContent alias=$node->alias days='5' output='new!'}</li>
...
{/foreach}
This example is for using it in a Menu Manager template, and will check if the current node with the 'home' alias is 10 days or newer and output the word "new!" if it is.
Example 3 (Page Templates):
{FreshContent alias=$page_alias days='5' output='<div class="notice"><img src="star.gif" />This page is new!</div>'}
When using this within a Page Template, it will automatically echo the output html (star image with text next to it) if the page is 5days old or newer.
As you can see this is a very simple yet flexible plugin. Feel free to send your comments to: edmartgt@yahoo.com.
Author: Eduardo Martinez
Version: 0.1
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