Add Loop Buddy Support

If you have the Loop Buddy plugin and want to add support for it in your WordPress theme, you use the function dynamic_loop.

Step 1: Defining the function

This needs to be added to your functions file.

<?php
//LoopBuddy Support
add_theme_support('loop-standard');
if ( ! function_exists( 'dynamic_loop' ) ) {
	function dynamic_loop() {
		global $dynamic_loop_handlers;
		if ( empty( $dynamic_loop_handlers ) || ! is_array( $dynamic_loop_handlers ) )
			return false;
		ksort( $dynamic_loop_handlers );
		foreach ( (array) $dynamic_loop_handlers as $handlers ) {
			foreach ( (array) $handlers as $function ) {
				if ( is_callable( $function ) && ( false != call_user_func( $function ) ) ) {
					return true;
				}
			}
		}
		return false;
	}
}
if ( ! function_exists( 'register_dynamic_loop_handler' ) ) {
	function register_dynamic_loop_handler( $function, $priority = 10 ) {
		global $dynamic_loop_handlers;
		if ( ! is_numeric( $priority ) )
			$priority = 10;
		if ( ! isset( $dynamic_loop_handlers ) || ! is_array( $dynamic_loop_handlers ) )
			$dynamic_loop_handlers = array();
		if ( ! isset( $dynamic_loop_handlers[$priority] ) || ! is_array( $dynamic_loop_handlers[$priority] ) )
			$dynamic_loop_handlers[$priority] = array();
		$dynamic_loop_handlers[$priority][] = $function;
	}
}

Step 2: Calling the function from within your template

Here is an example of what it might look like in a content.php (or similar) template file.

<section>
	<h2>Content Title</h2>
	<p>Congratulations, you have just built your own WordPress theme from scratch.</p>
	<?php if (!dynamic_loop()) : ?>
		<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
		<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
			<h2 id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
				<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
			</h2>
			<small><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?> by <?php the_author() ?></small>
			<div>
				<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry »'); ?>
			</div>
			<p>
				Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?> <strong>|</strong><?php edit_post_link('Edit','','<strong>|</strong>'); ?> <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments »', '1 Comment »', '% Comments »'); ?>
			</p>
		</div>
		<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
	<?php endif; ?>
</section>