/**
* Twenty Twenty-Five functions and definitions.
*
* @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/theme-functions/
*
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Twenty_Twenty_Five
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*/
// Adds theme support for post formats.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_post_format_setup' ) ) :
/**
* Adds theme support for post formats.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return void
*/
function twentytwentyfive_post_format_setup() {
add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array( 'aside', 'audio', 'chat', 'gallery', 'image', 'link', 'quote', 'status', 'video' ) );
}
endif;
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'twentytwentyfive_post_format_setup' );
// Enqueues editor-style.css in the editors.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_editor_style' ) ) :
/**
* Enqueues editor-style.css in the editors.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return void
*/
function twentytwentyfive_editor_style() {
add_editor_style( 'assets/css/editor-style.css' );
}
endif;
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'twentytwentyfive_editor_style' );
// Enqueues style.css on the front.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_enqueue_styles' ) ) :
/**
* Enqueues style.css on the front.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return void
*/
function twentytwentyfive_enqueue_styles() {
wp_enqueue_style(
'twentytwentyfive-style',
get_parent_theme_file_uri( 'style.css' ),
array(),
wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' )
);
}
endif;
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'twentytwentyfive_enqueue_styles' );
// Registers custom block styles.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_block_styles' ) ) :
/**
* Registers custom block styles.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return void
*/
function twentytwentyfive_block_styles() {
register_block_style(
'core/list',
array(
'name' => 'checkmark-list',
'label' => __( 'Checkmark', 'twentytwentyfive' ),
'inline_style' => '
ul.is-style-checkmark-list {
list-style-type: "\2713";
}
ul.is-style-checkmark-list li {
padding-inline-start: 1ch;
}',
)
);
}
endif;
add_action( 'init', 'twentytwentyfive_block_styles' );
// Registers pattern categories.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_pattern_categories' ) ) :
/**
* Registers pattern categories.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return void
*/
function twentytwentyfive_pattern_categories() {
register_block_pattern_category(
'twentytwentyfive_page',
array(
'label' => __( 'Pages', 'twentytwentyfive' ),
'description' => __( 'A collection of full page layouts.', 'twentytwentyfive' ),
)
);
register_block_pattern_category(
'twentytwentyfive_post-format',
array(
'label' => __( 'Post formats', 'twentytwentyfive' ),
'description' => __( 'A collection of post format patterns.', 'twentytwentyfive' ),
)
);
}
endif;
add_action( 'init', 'twentytwentyfive_pattern_categories' );
// Registers block binding sources.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_register_block_bindings' ) ) :
/**
* Registers the post format block binding source.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return void
*/
function twentytwentyfive_register_block_bindings() {
register_block_bindings_source(
'twentytwentyfive/format',
array(
'label' => _x( 'Post format name', 'Label for the block binding placeholder in the editor', 'twentytwentyfive' ),
'get_value_callback' => 'twentytwentyfive_format_binding',
)
);
}
endif;
add_action( 'init', 'twentytwentyfive_register_block_bindings' );
// Registers block binding callback function for the post format name.
if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwentyfive_format_binding' ) ) :
/**
* Callback function for the post format name block binding source.
*
* @since Twenty Twenty-Five 1.0
*
* @return string|void Post format name, or nothing if the format is 'standard'.
*/
function twentytwentyfive_format_binding() {
$post_format_slug = get_post_format();
if ( $post_format_slug && 'standard' !== $post_format_slug ) {
return get_post_format_string( $post_format_slug );
}
}
endif;
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