Blog Link Format: How to just go to link, no page created

[DonnaBarnes]

I have three different blogs on 3 different domains. On my main blog posts page I want to have “Link Format” posts that show the image and excerpt but all links go directly to the existing page on the other blog domain without creating a new duplicate one on the current site’s blog. Also, I either need the meta to not show on the link posts or have the category link go to the category on the outside domain. How can I do this?

Here is my main posts page with a link to an outside post called STOP BEING JEALOUS TO SAVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP https://blog.donnabarnes.com/blog/

Also, how can I change the post titles to Capitalize instead of Uppercase?

[ruenel]

Hello Donna,

Thanks for writing in!

1.) To change the post titles to Capitalize instead of Uppercase, please add the following CSS code in the X > Theme Options > Global CSS (http://prntscr.com/evui3r)

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .h1, .h2, .h3, .h4, .h5, .h6 {
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

2.) To change the permalink to the actual link for the Link post format, since the child theme is set up, please add the following code in your child theme’s functions.php file

// =============================================================================
// Change permalink for the link post format
function change_link_filter($link, $post) {
     if (has_post_format('link', $post) && get_post_meta($post->ID, '_x_link_url', true)) {
          $link = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_link_url',  true );
     }
     return $link;
}
add_filter('post_link', 'change_link_filter', 10, 2);
// =============================================================================

We would loved to know if this has work for you. Thank you.

[DonnaBarnes]

Thanks so much that worked to change the links!
But I have PRO theme and there is no Global CSS option in PRO > Theme Options. Where should I put that code?

[ruenel]

Hey Donna,

You can add it in Pro > Theme Options > Global CSS.

Hope this helps.

[DonnaBarnes]

Great thanks! That worked!

Is it possible to make the post headings aligned to center?

[ruenel]

Hey Donna,

You can align the headings to the center by updating the code into this:

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .h1, .h2, .h3, .h4, .h5, .h6 {
    text-transform: capitalize;
    text-align: center;
}

Hope this helps.

[DonnaBarnes]

Great, yes that helped! You’re the best! I appreciate all your quick replies!

[Prasant]

You are most welcome.

[DonnaBarnes]

Is it possible to show an excerpt on the link format posting on the posts page?

[rad]

Hi Donna,

It’s possible, since you have the child theme, please copy the file \pro\framework\views\integrity\content-link.php of the main theme to your child theme (with same folder structure, example \pro-child\framework\views\integrity\content-link.php and please create folders when needed)

Then edit your child theme’s content-link.php and make sure the code is the same as this

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/INTEGRITY/CONTENT-LINK.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Link post output for Integrity.
// =============================================================================

$link = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_link_url',  true );

?>

<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
  <div class="entry-featured">
    <?php x_featured_image(); ?>
  </div>
  <div class="entry-wrap">
    <header class="entry-header">
      <?php if ( is_single() ) : ?>
      <div class="x-hgroup">
        <h1 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
        <span class="entry-title-sub"><a href="<?php echo $link; ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Shared link from post: "%s"', '__x__' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo $link; ?></a></span>
      </div>
      <?php else : ?>
      <div class="x-hgroup center-text">
        <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to: "%s"', '__x__' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>"><?php x_the_alternate_title(); ?></a></h2>
        <span class="entry-title-sub"><a href="<?php echo $link; ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Shared link from post: "%s"', '__x__' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo $link; ?></a></span>
      </div>
      <?php endif; ?>
      <?php x_integrity_entry_meta(); ?>
    </header>
    <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_content', 'the-excerpt' ); ?>
  </div>
  <?php x_get_view( 'integrity', '_content', 'post-footer' ); ?>
</article>

Hope this helps.

Thanks!

[DonnaBarnes]

Thanks so much! I hate to be picky but is there any way to not show the actual link? Since the image and title both click through to it like all the other posts?

[jade]

Hi Donna,

To do that, you will have to remove these lines in the code:

 <span class="entry-title-sub"><a href="<?php echo $link; ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Shared link from post: "%s"', '__x__' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo $link; ?></a></span>
  </div>

and

<span class="entry-title-sub"><a href="<?php echo $link; ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Shared link from post: "%s"', '__x__' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo $link; ?></a></span>

Hope this helps.

[DonnaBarnes]

You’re the best! That worked great!

[jade]

You’re most welcome, Donna.