/** * General Functions * */ defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // Exit if accessed directly /** * Get the components of theme mobile header */ if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_header_components' ) ) { function tie_mobile_header_components( $area ){ $mobile_header_components = array( 'menu' => tie_mobile_menu_icon(), 'search' => ' '. esc_html__( 'Search for', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .' ', 'skin' => ' '. esc_html__( 'Switch skin', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .' ', ); // Login and user account if( is_user_logged_in() ){ ob_start(); tie_login_form(); $login_form = ob_get_clean(); $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); $mobile_header_components['login'] = ' '. get_avatar( $current_user->ID, apply_filters( 'TieLabs/Login/avatar_size', 30 ) ) .' '. esc_html__( 'Your Profile', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'
'. $login_form .'
'; } else { $mobile_header_components['login'] = ' '. esc_html__( 'Log In', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .' '; } // WooCommerce Cart if ( TIELABS_WOOCOMMERCE_IS_ACTIVE ){ $mobile_header_components['cart'] = tie_component_button_cart(); } // BuddyPress if ( TIELABS_BUDDYPRESS_IS_ACTIVE ){ $mobile_header_components['bp_notifications'] = tie_component_button_bp_notifications(); } // Check the active components $components = array(); foreach ( $mobile_header_components as $key => $html ) { if( tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_components_'.$key ) == $area ){ $components[ $key ] = ''; } } // $components = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/Mobile/Header/Components', $components, $area ); if( ! empty( $components ) ){ echo '
'; echo ''; echo '
'; } // If Header layout is centered we need to place the div even if it is empty || FLEX elseif ( tie_get_option( 'mobile_header' ) == 'centered' ) { echo '
'; } return false; } } /** * Mobile Menu icon */ if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_menu_icon' ) ) { function tie_mobile_menu_icon(){ if( ! tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_components_menu' ) ){ return false; } $menu_icon = tie_get_option( 'mobile_menu_icon', 1 ); $class = 'tie-mobile-menu-icon '; if( is_numeric( $menu_icon ) ){ $class .= "nav-icon is-layout-$menu_icon"; } else{ $class .= "tie-icon-$menu_icon"; } $class_wrapper = tie_get_option( 'mobile_menu_text' ) ? 'menu-text-wrapper' : ''; $mobile_icon = ''; $mobile_icon .= ''; if( tie_get_option( 'mobile_menu_text' ) ){ $mobile_icon .= ''. esc_html__( 'Menu', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .''; } else{ $mobile_icon .= ''. esc_html__( 'Menu', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .''; } $mobile_icon .= ''; return $mobile_icon; } } /** * Mobile Header Components Main area */ if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_1' ) ) { add_action( 'TieLabs/Logo/before', 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_1' ); function tie_mobile_header_components_area_1(){ tie_mobile_header_components( 'area_1' ); } } /** * Mobile Header Components */ if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_2' ) ) { add_action( 'TieLabs/Logo/after', 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_2' ); function tie_mobile_header_components_area_2(){ tie_mobile_header_components( 'area_2' ); } }/** * Filters * */ defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // Exit if accessed directly class TIELABS_FILTERS { /** * Runs on class initialization. Adds filters and actions. */ function __construct() { // Add Support for Shortcodes in the terms descriptions add_filter( 'term_description', 'do_shortcode' ); add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'init_hook' ) ); add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'redirect_random_post' ) ); add_action( 'wp_head', array( $this, 'meta_description' ) ); add_action( 'wp_head', array( $this, 'meta_generator' ) ); add_action( 'wp_head', array( $this, 'x_ua_compatible' ) ); add_action( 'wp_footer', array( $this, 'footer_inline_scripts' ), 999 ); add_action( 'wp_footer', array( $this, 'footer_misc' ) ); add_action( 'wp_footer', array( $this, 'popup_module' ) ); add_action( 'comment_class', array( $this, 'is_avatar_enabled' ) ); add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', array( $this, 'search_filters' ) ); add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', array( $this, 'category_posts_order' ) ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/cache_key', array( $this, 'cache_key' ) ); add_filter( 'widget_tag_cloud_args', array( $this, 'tag_widget_limit' ) ); add_filter( 'widget_title', array( $this, 'tagcloud_widget_title' ), 10, 3 ); add_filter( 'login_headerurl', array( $this, 'dashboard_login_logo_url' ) ); add_filter( 'login_head', array( $this, 'dashboard_login_logo' ) ); add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', array( $this, 'archive_title' ), 15 ); add_filter( 'wp_link_pages_args', array( $this, 'pages_next_and_number' ) ); add_filter( 'excerpt_more', array( $this, 'excerpt_more' ) ); add_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', array( $this, 'post_excerpt' ), 9 ); add_filter( 'has_post_thumbnail', array( $this, 'has_post_thumbnail' ) ); add_filter( 'post_thumbnail_html', array( $this, 'default_featured_image' ), 10, 5 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/exclude_content', 'TIELABS_HELPER::strip_shortcodes' ); add_filter( 'wp_get_attachment_image_src', array( $this, 'gif_image' ), 10, 4 ); add_filter( 'wp_get_attachment_image_attributes', array( $this, 'small_thumb_image_class' ), 10, 3 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Primary_Category/custom', array( $this, 'yoast_seo_primary_category' ) ); // Translations if( tie_get_option( 'translations' ) ){ add_filter( 'gettext', array( $this, 'theme_translation' ), 10, 3 ); } if( tie_get_option( 'translation_numbers' ) ){ add_filter( 'get_the_date', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'get_comment_date', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'get_comment_time', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'comments_number', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'wp_list_categories', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/number_format', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/post_date', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/reading_time', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/post_views_number', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Social_Counters/number', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Weather/number', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 ); } } /** * init_hook */ function init_hook(){ /*if( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ){ add_filter( 'the_content', array( $this, 'shortcodes_notice' ) ); } */ //WordPress doesn't recognize it as RTL language because there is an error in the main translation file of the Sindhi language! if( get_locale() == 'snd' && ! is_rtl() ){ global $wp_locale; $wp_locale->text_direction = 'rtl'; } } /** * Add notice for the shortcodes plugin */ function shortcodes_notice( $content ){ // Don't show the message if this is excerpt OR backend OR AMP if( is_admin() || ( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ) || in_array( 'parse_request', $GLOBALS['wp_current_filter'] ) || in_array( 'get_the_excerpt', $GLOBALS['wp_current_filter'] ) ){ return $content; } $message = ''; // Timetable and Event Schedule Plugin if( ! TIELABS_MPTIMETABLE_IS_ACTIVE ){ if( strpos( $content, '[mp-timetable' ) !== false ){ $message .= TIELABS_HELPER::notice_message( sprintf( esc_html__( 'This section contains some shortcodes that requries the %2$s%1$s%3$s Plugin.', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ), 'Timetable and Event Schedule', '', '' ), false ); } } // Contact Form 7 Plugin if( ! class_exists( 'WPCF7' ) ){ if( strpos( $content, '[contact-form-7' ) !== false ){ $message .= TIELABS_HELPER::notice_message( sprintf( esc_html__( 'This section contains some shortcodes that requries the %2$s%1$s%3$s Plugin.', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ), 'Contact Form 7', '', '' ), false) ; } } // Return the content with message return apply_filters( 'TieLabs/shortcodes_check', $message, $content ) . $content; } /** * x_ua_compatible */ function x_ua_compatible(){ echo ''; } /** * meta_escription */ function meta_description(){ // Return if the description option is disabled or the Yoast SEO or Rank Math SEO plugins are active if( ! tie_get_option( 'post_meta_escription' ) || class_exists( 'WPSEO_Frontend' ) || class_exists( 'RankMath' ) ){ return; } // Single Page doesn't have a builder if( is_singular() && ! TIELABS_HELPER::has_builder() ){ $post = get_post(); if( ! empty( $post->post_content ) ){ $description = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/exclude_content', $post->post_content ); } } // Archives elseif( get_the_archive_description() ){ $description = get_the_archive_description(); } // Default if( empty( $description ) ){ $description = get_bloginfo( 'description' ); } if( ! empty( $description ) ){ $description = strip_tags( strip_shortcodes( $description ) ); echo ' '; } } /** * Theme translations */ function theme_translation( $translation, $text, $domain ){ if( $domain == TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN || $domain == 'amp' ){ $translations = tie_get_option( 'translations' ); if( ! empty( $translations ) ){ // To minimize the calls of sanitize_title $sanitize_text = sanitize_title( htmlspecialchars( $text ) ); if( ! empty( $translations[ $sanitize_text ] ) ){ return htmlspecialchars_decode( $translations[ $sanitize_text ] ); } } } return $translation; } /** * Add the inline scripts to the Footer */ function footer_inline_scripts(){ // Check if we are in an AMP page if( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ){ return; } // Print the inline scripts if the BWP is active if( ! empty( $GLOBALS['tie_inline_scripts'] ) && TIELABS_HELPER::is_js_minified() ){ echo ''; } } /** * Add Misc Footer Conetnt */ function footer_misc(){ // Check if we are in an AMP page if( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ){ return; } // Custom Footer Code if ( tie_get_option( 'footer_code' ) ){ echo do_shortcode( apply_filters( 'TieLabs/footer_code', tie_get_option( 'footer_code' ) ) ); } // Reading Position Indicator if ( tie_get_option( 'reading_indicator' ) && is_single() && ! tie_get_option( 'autoload_posts' ) ){ echo '
'; } // Live Search if( tie_menu_has_search( 'top_nav', true ) || tie_menu_has_search( 'main_nav', true ) || ( tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_components_search') && tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_live_search') ) ){ echo '
'; } // Scrollbar - Used to get the default scrollbar width. echo '
'; // Facebook buttons echo '
'; } /** * Add the Popup module to the footer */ function popup_module(){ // Check if we are in an AMP page if( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ){ return; } TIELABS_HELPER::get_template_part( 'templates/popup' ); } /** * Add an extra class to the comment item if the avatar is active */ function is_avatar_enabled( $classes ){ if( is_array( $classes ) && get_option( 'show_avatars' ) ){ $classes[] = 'has-avatar'; } return $classes; } /** * Exclude post types and categories From Search results */ function search_filters( $query ){ if( is_admin() || isset( $_GET['post_type'] ) ){ return $query; } if( is_search() && $query->is_main_query() ){ // Exclude Post types from search if ( ($exclude_post_types = tie_get_option( 'search_exclude_post_types' )) && is_array( $exclude_post_types ) ){ $args = array( 'public' => true, 'exclude_from_search' => false, ); $post_types = get_post_types( $args ); foreach ( $exclude_post_types as $post_type ){ unset( $post_types[ $post_type ] ); } $query->set( 'post_type', $post_types ); } // Exclude specific categoies from search if ( tie_get_option( 'search_cats' ) ){ $query->set( 'cat', tie_get_option( 'search_cats' ) ); } } return $query; } /** * Change the posts order in the category page */ function category_posts_order( $query ){ if( ! is_admin() && is_category() && $query->is_main_query() ){ $current_category = get_queried_object(); if( ! empty( $current_category->term_id ) ){ $posts_order = tie_get_category_option( 'posts_order', $current_category->term_id ); // Posts Order if( ! empty( $posts_order ) ){ if( $posts_order == 'views' && tie_get_option( 'tie_post_views' ) ){ // Most Viewd posts $query->set( 'orderby', 'meta_value_num' ); $query->set( 'meta_key', apply_filters( 'TieLabs/views_meta_field', 'tie_views' ) ); } elseif( $posts_order == 'popular' ){ // Popular Posts by comments $query->set( 'orderby', 'comment_count' ); } elseif( $posts_order == 'title' ){ $query->set( 'orderby', 'title' ); $query->set( 'order', 'ASC' ); } else{ $query->set( 'orderby', $posts_order ); } } } } return $query; } /** * Random Article */ function redirect_random_post(){ if( wp_doing_ajax() ){ return; } if( isset( $_GET['random-post'] ) && ( tie_get_option( 'top-nav-components_random' ) || tie_get_option( 'main-nav-components_random' ) ) ) { $args = array( 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'fields' => 'ids', 'no_found_rows' => true, 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true, ); $random_post = new WP_Query ( $args ); while ( $random_post->have_posts () ){ $random_post->the_post(); wp_redirect( get_permalink() ); exit; } } } /** * Widgets Small Image Class * * By default WordPress uses 2 classes attachment-{size} size-{size} * we need to add a general class doesn't linked with the thumb name */ function small_thumb_image_class( $attr, $attachment, $size = false ) { if( ! empty( $size ) && $size == TIELABS_THEME_SLUG.'-image-small' ){ $attr['class'] .= ' tie-small-image'; } return $attr; } /** * Gif images */ function gif_image( $image, $attachment_id, $size, $icon ){ if( ! tie_get_option( 'disable_featured_gif' ) ){ $file_type = ! empty( $image[0] ) ? wp_check_filetype( $image[0] ) : false; if( ! empty( $file_type ) && $file_type['ext'] == 'gif' && $size != 'full' ){ $full_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachment_id, $size = 'full', $icon ); // For the avatars we need to keep the original width and height if( ! empty( $full_image ) && in_array( 'get_avatar', $GLOBALS['wp_current_filter'] ) ){ $full_image[1] = $image[1]; $full_image[2] = $image[2]; } return $full_image; } } return $image; } /** * Modify Excerpts */ function post_excerpt( $text = '' ){ $raw_excerpt = $text; if ( '' == $text ){ //$text = get_the_content( '' ); // Causes issues with the new Posts List Blocks $_post = get_post(); $text = ! empty( $_post->post_content ) ? $_post->post_content : ''; $text = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/exclude_content', $text ); /** * If images with class wp-image-{ID} exists in the conetnt, WordPress make a DB request to get andd add the srcset * Since we are in excerpt we don't need that, Great affect on archives pages */ $text = str_replace( 'wp-image-', 'tie-image', $text ); $text = strip_shortcodes( $text ); $text = apply_filters( 'the_content', $text ); $text = str_replace( ']]>', ']]>', $text ); $excerpt_length = apply_filters( 'excerpt_length', 55 ); $excerpt_more = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', ' ' . '[…]' ); $text = wp_trim_words( $text, $excerpt_length, $excerpt_more ); } return apply_filters( 'wp_trim_excerpt', $text, $raw_excerpt ); } /** * Global Cache Key */ function cache_key( $key ){ return 'tie-cache-'. TIELABS_HELPER::get_locale() . $key; } /** * Change the number of tags in the cloud tags */ function tag_widget_limit( $args ){ if( isset($args['taxonomy']) && $args['taxonomy'] == 'post_tag' ){ $args['number'] = 18; } return $args; } /** * Remove the default Tag CLoud titles if the title field is empty */ function tagcloud_widget_title( $title = false, $instance = false, $id_base = false ){ if( $id_base == 'tag_cloud' && empty( $instance['title'] ) ){ return false; } return $title; } /** * Custom Dashboard login URL */ function dashboard_login_logo_url(){ if( tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo_url' ) ){ return tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo_url' ); } } /** * Custom Dashboard login page logo */ function dashboard_login_logo(){ if( tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo' ) ){ echo ''; } } /** * Remove anything that looks like an archive title prefix ("Archive:", "Foo:", "Bar:"). */ function archive_title( $title ){ if ( is_category() ) { return single_cat_title( '', false ); } elseif ( is_tag() ) { return single_tag_title( '', false ); } elseif ( is_author() ) { return '' . get_the_author() . ''; } elseif ( is_post_type_archive() ) { return post_type_archive_title( '', false ); } elseif ( is_tax() ) { return single_term_title( '', false ); } return $title; } /** * Add Number and Next / prev multiple post pages */ function pages_next_and_number( $args ){ if( $args['next_or_number'] == 'next_and_number' ){ global $page, $numpages, $multipage, $more; $args['next_or_number'] = 'number'; $prev = ''; $next = ''; if ( $multipage && $more ){ $i = $page - 1; if ( $i && $more ){ $prev .= _wp_link_page($i); $prev .= $args['link_before']. $args['previouspagelink'] . $args['link_after'] . ''; } $i = $page + 1; if ( $i <= $numpages && $more ){ $next .= _wp_link_page($i); $next .= $args['link_before']. $args['nextpagelink'] . $args['link_after'] . ''; } } $args['before'] = $args['before'].$prev; $args['after'] = $next.$args['after']; } return $args; } /** * Excerpt More */ function excerpt_more( $more ){ return ' …'; } /** * Theme Generator Meta */ function meta_generator(){ $active_theme = wp_get_theme(); if ( is_child_theme() ) { $active_theme = wp_get_theme( $active_theme->Template ); } if( ! empty( $active_theme->Name ) ){ $theme_info = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/theme_meta_generator', $active_theme->Name .' '. TIELABS_DB_VERSION ); if( ! empty( $theme_info ) ){ echo "\n" . "" . "\n"; } } } /** * If the post doesn't have a Primary Category, use the Primary Category of Yoast if it is available */ function yoast_seo_primary_category( $category = false ){ if( class_exists( 'WPSEO_Meta' ) ){ $wpseo_primary_term = get_post_meta( get_the_id(), WPSEO_Meta::$meta_prefix . 'primary_category', true ); if( ! empty( $wpseo_primary_term ) ){ $get_the_category = TIELABS_WP_HELPER::get_term_by( 'id', $wpseo_primary_term, 'category' ); if ( ! empty( $get_the_category ) && ! is_wp_error( $get_the_category ) ) { return $get_the_category; } } } return false; } /** * Always return true, If there is a default featured image */ function has_post_thumbnail( $has_thumbnail ) { if( tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image' ) && tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image_id' ) ){ $has_thumbnail = true; } return $has_thumbnail; } /** * Set a default featured image if it is missing */ function default_featured_image( $html, $post_id, $post_thumbnail_id, $size, $attr ) { // Return if the post has a featured image if( ! empty( $html ) ){ return $html; } // Check if the default eatured image option is active if( ! tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image' ) || ! tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image_id' ) ){ return $html; } $default_thumbnail_id = tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image_id' ); // select the default thumb. return wp_get_attachment_image( $default_thumbnail_id, $size, false, $attr ); } /** * Translate numbers */ function translate_numbers( $the_number ) { if( ! ( is_admin() && ! wp_doing_ajax() ) ) { $translated_numbers = tie_get_option( 'translation_numbers' ); if( ! empty( $translated_numbers ) && is_array( $translated_numbers ) && count( $translated_numbers ) == 10 ){ $original_numbers = array( '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9' ); return str_replace( $original_numbers, $translated_numbers, $the_number ); } } return $the_number; } } // Single instance. $TIELABS_FILTERS = new TIELABS_FILTERS();/** * Taqyeem Class * */ defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // Exit if accessed directly if( ! class_exists( 'TIELABS_TAQYEEM' ) ) { class TIELABS_TAQYEEM{ /** * __construct * * Class constructor where we will call our filter and action hooks. */ function __construct(){ // Disable if the Taqyeem plugin is not active if( ! TIELABS_TAQYEEM_IS_ACTIVE ){ return; } // Disable the Custom Styles and Typofraphy options add_filter( 'taqyeem_custom_styles', '__return_false' ); // Disable Updater and Verification add_filter( 'Taqyeem/Updater/disable', '__return_true' ); add_filter( 'Taqyeem/Verification/disable', '__return_true' ); // Disable the plugin Rich Snippets add_filter( 'tie_taqyeem_rich_snippets', '__return_false' ); // Remove Shortcodes code and Keep the content add_filter( 'taqyeem_exclude_content', 'TIELABS_HELPER::strip_shortcodes' ); // Dequeue Scripts and Styles add_filter( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'enqueue_scripts' ), 50 ); // Dequeue Scripts and Styles add_filter( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'admin_enqueue_scripts' ), 50 ); // Change the reviews head box class add_filter( 'taqyeem_reviews_head_classes', array( $this, 'review_head_class' ) ); // Alter the Queries add_filter( 'TieLabs/Query/args', array( $this, 'best_reviews_query' ), 10, 2 ); // Alter the Related Posts Query add_filter( 'TieLabs/related_posts_query', array( $this, 'related_posts_query' ) ); // Alter the Check Also box Query add_filter( 'TieLabs/checkalso_query', array( $this, 'checkalso_query' ) ); // Default Widgets Posts Thumb Size add_filter( 'tie_taqyeem_widget_thumb_size', array( $this, 'reviews_thumb_size' ) ); // Allow the Rview Rich Snippet on Pages add_filter( 'TieLabs/is_page_rich_snippet', array( $this, 'rich_snippet_for_page' ) ); // Change the Review Rich Snippet add_filter( 'TieLabs/rich_snippet_schema', array( $this, 'review_rich_snippet' ) ); // Add Best Reviews to the post order option menu. add_filter( 'TieLabs/Options/Related/post_order_args', array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Options/Checkalso/post_order_args', array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Builder/Block/post_order_args', array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Settings/Category/posts_order', array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Widget/Slider/post_order_args', array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) ); add_filter( 'TieLabs/Widget/Posts/post_order_args', array( $this, 'posts_order_args_2' ) ); // Prevent Taqyeem from displaying the review box in the content block in the builder add_action( 'TieLabs/Builder/before', array( $this, 'remove_review_block' ) ); // Replace the old icon classes with the new classes of Font Awesome 5.0 add_filter( 'taqyeem_buttons_icon', array( $this, 'replace_icon_fa5' ) ); } /** * Allow the Rview Rich Snippet on Pages */ function rich_snippet_for_page(){ if( tie_get_postdata( 'taq_review_position' ) ){ return true; } } /** * Change the Review Rich Snippet */ function review_rich_snippet( $schema ){ // Check if the Taqyeem Structured Data is active, current post has review and the Taqyeem version is >= 2.3.0 if( ! taqyeem_get_option( 'structured_data' ) || ! tie_get_postdata( 'taq_review_position' ) || ! function_exists( 'taqyeem_review_get_rich_snippet' ) ){ return $schema; } // Unset some data unset( $schema['articleBody'] ); unset( $schema['articleSection'] ); // Get the Review structure data $review_rich_snippet = taqyeem_review_get_rich_snippet(); if( $review_rich_snippet['@type'] == 'product' ){ $schema = $review_rich_snippet; } else{ // Add the data to the post structure data $schema['@type'] = 'review'; $schema['itemReviewed'] = $review_rich_snippet['itemReviewed']; $schema['reviewBody'] = $review_rich_snippet['reviewBody']; $schema['reviewRating'] = $review_rich_snippet['reviewRating']; } // return the modefied data return $schema; } /** * Change the reviews head box class */ function review_head_class( $class ){ return tie_get_box_class( $class ); } /** * Alter the query for the best reviews */ function best_reviews_query( $args, $block ){ if( ! empty( $block['order'] ) && $block['order'] == 'best' ){ $args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num'; $args['meta_key'] = 'taq_review_score'; } return $args; } /** * Alter the Related Posts Query */ function related_posts_query( $args ){ if( tie_get_option( 'related_order' ) == 'best' ){ $args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num'; $args['meta_key'] = 'taq_review_score'; } return $args; } /** * Alter the Check Also Query */ function checkalso_query( $args ){ if( tie_get_option( 'check_also_order' ) == 'best' ){ $args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num'; $args['meta_key'] = 'taq_review_score'; } return $args; } /** * Add Best Reviews to the post order option menu. */ function posts_order_args( $args ){ $args['best'] = esc_html__( 'Best Reviews', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ); return $args; } /** * Add Best Reviews to the post order option menu. */ function posts_order_args_2( $args ){ $args['standard']['best'] = esc_html__( 'Best Reviews', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ); return $args; } /** * Default Widgets Posts Thumb Size */ function reviews_thumb_size(){ return TIELABS_THEME_SLUG.'-image-small'; } /** * Prevent Taqyeem from displaying the review box in the content block in the builder */ function remove_review_block(){ remove_filter( 'the_content', 'taqyeem_insert_review' ); } /** * Dequeue Scripts and Styles */ function enqueue_scripts(){ wp_dequeue_script( 'taqyeem-main' ); wp_dequeue_style( 'taqyeem-style' ); wp_enqueue_style( 'taqyeem-styles', TIELABS_TEMPLATE_URL.'/assets/css/plugins/taqyeem'. 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Automakers funding new tech aimed at making greener lithium for EVs

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CALIPATRIA, Calif., Oct 7 (Reuters) – Automakers, traders and even oilfield large Schlumberger NV are starting to embrace environmentally pleasant applied sciences to supply lithium that might assist meet 25% or extra of worldwide demand for the electrical automobile battery steel by the top of the last decade.

Stellantis , Invoice Gates’ Breakthrough Vitality Ventures and others have invested thousands and thousands of {dollars} or signed provide agreements with so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) start-ups in current months in an try and propel the expertise to business manufacturing, anticipated throughout the subsequent yr or two.

DLE applied sciences use much less land and groundwater than exhausting rock mining and brine evaporation ponds – the normal methods to course of the white steel. Trade analysts see it as a brand new method to assist guarantee lithium provide for the EV business – if the expertise can work on a big scale.

“Extra inexperienced lithium is the promise of this new expertise,” stated Kasper Sage of BMW i Ventures, BMW’s enterprise capital fund, which in DLE tech start-up agency Lilac Options Inc.

DLE applied sciences are akin to frequent family water softeners, which take away metals from ingesting water.

The method can take as little as a number of hours to filter the steel inside an average-sized warehouse. Against this, conventional evaporation ponds could be tons of of acres in dimension, completely drain close by aquifers and take a number of years to supply lithium.

Nonetheless, most DLE applied sciences are costlier to function than evaporation ponds, which use daylight, and a few require giant volumes of freshwater and electrical energy.

Albemarle Corp and different conventional lithium producers say they’ve studied DLE applied sciences however really feel they won’t go mainstream till later this decade, given worries about excessive vitality and water use.

“Entry to scrub water is likely one of the key hindrances to DLE,” stated John Peichel of Suez PA’s water expertise division, which sells tools to the lithium business.

Schlumberger, identified for its hydraulic fracturing work, is constructing a DLE undertaking in Nevada and says its “final purpose” is to supply lithium with none freshwater. It’s a purpose the U.S. Division of Vitality is supporting with a $4 million contest for the perfect geothermal lithium technological developments.

WALL STREET

The potential hurdles haven’t hindered Wall Avenue’s curiosity in so-called inexperienced lithium.

Customary Lithium Ltd.’s shares have risen six-fold since they began buying and selling in New York in July, though the corporate’s DLE expertise remains to be being piloted in Arkansas.

Australia’s Vulcan Vitality Sources Ltd shares are up 40% since August on its plans to Stellantis and Renault SA from its German DLE undertaking.

Chris Berry, an impartial business analyst with Home Mountain Companions, says that primarily based on present bulletins, DLE might produce 1 / 4 of worldwide lithium provide by the top of the last decade, although he famous not all applied sciences needs to be handled as equal. Different business consultants put that determine even greater.

World demand for lithium final yr was about 320,000 tonnes, and is predicted to hit 1 million tonnes by 2025 and three million tonnes by the top of the last decade.

“Buyers must weigh the advantages of DLE expertise towards a bunch of challenges in tailoring the expertise to every lithium deposit,” Berry stated.

One space drawing consideration from DLE builders is California’s Salton Sea, roughly 160 miles (258 km) southeast of Los Angeles. Superhot brines teeming with lithium swirl beneath the realm, which sits atop the San Andreas Fault.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc and EnergySource LLC are finding out methods so as to add DLE expertise to present energy vegetation there to allow them to course of lithium whereas producing electrical energy.

Close by, privately held Managed Thermal Sources Ltd is creating a geothermal lithium brine undertaking , which stated CTR might provide “a sizeable quantity of our lithium wants” by 2024.

That undertaking, in addition to , are backed by expertise from Lilac Options and seen by some analysts as considered one of DLE’s first business checks.

The DLE consideration comes as costs for lithium are close to all-time highs, in response to information from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, fueling the race for brand new applied sciences.

“Lithium provide is the principle bottleneck to electrification and DLE can assist enhance that provide,” stated Teague Egan, chief government of Vitality Exploration Applied sciences Inc, a privately held firm working with Argentina lithium producer Orocobre Ltd .

Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Enhancing by Dan Grebler

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