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Libertus said: March 6th, 2006 at 22:20

Gavin Ayling Says:
How does your blog extract the registered username and add it to the Description… I guess a plug-in, but I experimented briefly with using which singularly fails to work!

It isn’t a plug-in - I just coded it directly into the template page. I think I could make a plug-in out of it, but in the meantime, here’s the code I’m using.

If you would like to take another stab at this on your own blog, I’d be delighted to assist.
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Libertus said: March 6th, 2006 at 22:25

From my theme’s header.php. This won’t work in anyone else’s WordPress though.


<?php

// Respectfully greet the reader, by name
// Provide links to the home page and admin pages
global $user_level, $user_identity;

$homehref = get_settings(‘home’);

$namelink = get_settings(‘blogname’);
if( !is_home() )
    $namelink = “<a href=’$homehref’>$namelink</a>”;
else
    if( function_exists(‘log_post_access’) )
        log_post_access();    // post id for 0 indicates homepage access

if( $user_level == USER_GOD )
    $honourific = “regrets ”;
else if( $user_level == USER_KNOWN )
    $honourific = “is honoured by ”;
else
    $honourific = “is delighted by ”;

// login username or whatever you use to comment with
$user_title = empty($user_identity)
              ? trim(stripslashes($_COOKIE[‘comment_author_’.COOKIEHASH]))
              : $user_identity;

if( empty($user_title) ) {
    $honourific .= “your presence”;
} else
    $honourific .= “the presence of $user_title”;

if( $user_level == USER_GOD )
    $honourific = “<a href=’{$homehref}/wp-admin/’>$honourific</a>”;

wp_head();

?>
</head>
<body>

<div id=”page”>
<div id=”header”><div id=”headerimg”>
<h1><?php echo $namelink ?></h1>
<div class=”description”><?php echo $honourific ?></div>
</div></div>

Gavin Ayling said: March 7th, 2006 at 00:09

Thanks Mr Libertus — I think it should be working now!
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Gavin Ayling said: March 7th, 2006 at 00:09

Should have mentioned, it’s the label for the Random post which will be personalised if possible…
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Libertus said: March 7th, 2006 at 09:17

You’re most welcome, Gav.

Your blog is one of the more impressive I’ve seen. What’s your level of comfort with PHP and programming?
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