Helpers
Helpers
Helpers that come with LaraOne can be found under app\Helpers folder. Two helper files can be found under that folder
- helpers.php - basic general helpers
- theme_helpers.php - helpers mostly used by themes
List of theme helpers
has_excerpt - Checks if post has excerpt.
get_excerpt - Returns excerpt for the post.
has_text_block - Checks to see if post has text block.
get_text_block - Returns text block for the post.
get_seo_image - Returns Featured Image for the post.
get_seo_description - Returns Seo Meta Description.
is_widget_group_visible - Checks if specific widget group is visible on this page.
get_widget_group - Returns first widget group that belongs to an area.
get_widgets - Returns all widgets that are attached to particular widget group.
process_widgets - Sorts widgets correctly to prepare them for rendering.
get_menu - Returns menu created in Admin Panel, menu is returned by location.
get_menu_by_id - Returns menu by ID.
get_theme_folder - Returns folder for a particular theme.
get_theme_setting - Returns all the settings for the theme.
get_theme_timestamp - Returns theme last update timestamp.
get_website_setting - Returns particular website setting, needed by the theme.
get_gravatar - Returns gravatar based on the email.