/** * Content 404 page * * @package Inc/Views/Main */ /** * Class Hestia_Content_404 */ class Hestia_Content_404 extends Hestia_Abstract_Main { /** * Init Content 404 view */ public function init() { add_action( 'hestia_do_404', array( $this, 'render_404_page' ) ); } /** * Render 404 page. */ public function render_404_page() { $default = hestia_get_blog_layout_default(); $sidebar_layout = apply_filters( 'hestia_sidebar_layout', get_theme_mod( 'hestia_blog_sidebar_layout', $default ) ); $wrap_class = apply_filters( 'hestia_filter_index_search_content_classes', 'col-md-8 blog-posts-wrap' ); $layout_classes = hestia_layout(); do_action( 'hestia_before_index_wrapper' ); echo '
'; echo '
'; echo '
'; do_action( 'hestia_before_index_posts_loop' ); echo '
'; if ( $sidebar_layout === 'sidebar-left' ) { get_sidebar(); } echo '
'; do_action( 'hestia_before_index_content' ); echo '
'; echo '
'; echo '
'; echo '

'; esc_html_e( 'It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.', 'hestia' ); echo '

'; get_search_form(); echo '
'; echo '
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'; echo '
'; if ( $sidebar_layout === 'sidebar-right' ) { get_sidebar(); } echo '
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'; do_action( 'hestia_after_archive_content' ); } }
/** * Compatibility with Elementor Header Footer plugin. * * @package Hestia */ /** * Class Hestia_Header_Footer_Elementor */ class Hestia_Header_Footer_Elementor extends Hestia_Abstract_Main { /** * Check if plugin is installed. */ private function should_load() { if ( ! defined( 'ELEMENTOR_VERSION' ) ) { return false; } if ( ! class_exists( 'Header_Footer_Elementor', false ) ) { return false; } return true; } /** * Init function. */ public function init() { if ( ! $this->should_load() ) { return; } $this->add_theme_builder_hooks(); } /** * Replace theme hooks with the one from the plugin. */ private function add_theme_builder_hooks() { add_filter( 'body_class', array( $this, 'add_body_class' ) ); add_action( 'hestia_do_header', array( $this, 'do_header' ), 0 ); add_action( 'hestia_do_footer', array( $this, 'do_footer' ), 0 ); } /** * Add body class to know to disable parallax on header. * * @param array $classes Classes on body. * @return array */ public function add_body_class( $classes ) { $classes[] = 'header-footer-elementor'; return $classes; } /** * Replace Header hooks. */ public function do_header() { if ( ! hfe_header_enabled() ) { return; } hfe_render_header(); remove_all_actions( 'hestia_do_header' ); remove_all_actions( 'hestia_do_top_bar' ); } /** * Replace Footer hooks. */ public function do_footer() { if ( ! hfe_footer_enabled() ) { return; } hfe_render_footer(); remove_all_actions( 'hestia_do_footer' ); } }
/** * Class that handle the show/hide hooks. * * @package Hestia */ /** * Class Hestia_View_Hooks */ class Hestia_View_Hooks_With_Upsell { /** * Initialize function. */ public function init() { if ( ! $this->should_load() ) { return; } add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', array( $this, 'admin_bar_menu' ), 99 ); add_action( 'wp', array( $this, 'render_hook_placeholder' ) ); add_action( 'wp_head', array( $this, 'render_hook_placeholder_css' ) ); } /** * Check user role before allowing the class to run * * @return bool */ private function should_load() { return current_user_can( 'administrator' ); } /** * Admin Bar Menu * * @param array $wp_admin_bar Admin bar menus. */ function admin_bar_menu( $wp_admin_bar = array() ) { if ( is_admin() ) { return; } $title = __( 'Show Hooks', 'hestia' ); $href = add_query_arg( 'hestia_preview_hook', 'show' ); if ( isset( $_GET['hestia_preview_hook'] ) && 'show' === $_GET['hestia_preview_hook'] ) { $title = __( 'Hide Hooks', 'hestia' ); $href = remove_query_arg( 'hestia_preview_hook' ); } $wp_admin_bar->add_menu( array( 'title' => sprintf( '%s ', $title ), 'id' => 'hestia_preview_hook', 'parent' => false, 'href' => $href, ) ); } /** * Beautify hook names. * * @param string $hook Hook name. * * @return string */ public static function beautify_hook( $hook ) { $hook_label = str_replace( '_', ' ', $hook ); $hook_label = str_replace( 'hestia', ' ', $hook_label ); $hook_label = str_replace( 'woocommerce', ' ', $hook_label ); $hook_label = ucwords( $hook_label ); return $hook_label; } /** * Render hook placeholder. */ public function render_hook_placeholder() { if ( ! isset( $_GET['hestia_preview_hook'] ) || 'show' !== $_GET['hestia_preview_hook'] ) { return; } $hooks = $this->hook_lists(); foreach ( $hooks as $hooks_in_category ) { foreach ( $hooks_in_category as $hook_value ) { $hook_label = self::beautify_hook( $hook_value ); add_action( $hook_value, function () use ( $hook_label ) { echo '
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