/**
* Transparent Header - Customizer.
*
* @package Astra
* @since 1.0.0
*/
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}
if ( ! class_exists( 'Astra_Ext_Transparent_Header_Loader' ) ) {
/**
* Customizer Initialization
*
* @since 1.0.0
*/
class Astra_Ext_Transparent_Header_Loader {
/**
* Member Variable
*
* @var object instance
*/
private static $instance;
/**
* Initiator
*/
public static function get_instance() {
if ( ! isset( self::$instance ) ) {
self::$instance = new self();
}
return self::$instance;
}
/**
* Constructor
*/
public function __construct() {
add_filter( 'astra_theme_defaults', array( $this, 'theme_defaults' ) );
add_action( 'customize_preview_init', array( $this, 'preview_scripts' ) );
add_action( 'customize_register', array( $this, 'customize_register' ), 2 );
}
/**
* Set Options Default Values
*
* @param array $defaults Astra options default value array.
* @return array
*/
public function theme_defaults( $defaults ) {
// Header - Transparent.
$defaults['transparent-header-logo'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-header-retina-logo'] = '';
$defaults['different-transparent-logo'] = 0;
$defaults['different-transparent-retina-logo'] = 0;
$defaults['transparent-header-logo-width'] = array(
'desktop' => 150,
'tablet' => 120,
'mobile' => 100,
);
$defaults['transparent-header-enable'] = 0;
/**
* Old option for 404, search and archive pages.
*
* For default value on separate option this setting is in use.
*/
$defaults['transparent-header-disable-archive'] = 1;
$defaults['transparent-header-disable-latest-posts-index'] = 1;
$defaults['transparent-header-on-devices'] = 'both';
$defaults['transparent-header-main-sep'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-header-main-sep-color'] = '';
/**
* Transparent Header
*/
$defaults['transparent-header-bg-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-header-color-site-title'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-header-color-h-site-title'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-menu-bg-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-menu-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-menu-h-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-submenu-bg-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-submenu-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-submenu-h-color'] = '';
$defaults['transparent-header-logo-color'] = '';
/**
* Transparent Header Responsive Colors
*/
$defaults['transparent-header-bg-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['hba-transparent-header-bg-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['hbb-transparent-header-bg-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-header-color-site-title-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-header-color-h-site-title-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-menu-bg-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-menu-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-menu-h-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-submenu-bg-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-submenu-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-submenu-h-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-content-section-text-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-content-section-link-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
$defaults['transparent-content-section-link-h-color-responsive'] = array(
'desktop' => '',
'tablet' => '',
'mobile' => '',
);
return $defaults;
}
/**
* Add postMessage support for site title and description for the Theme Customizer.
*
* @param WP_Customize_Manager $wp_customize Theme Customizer object.
*/
public function customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart WPThemeReview.CoreFunctionality.FileInclude.FileIncludeFound
/**
* Register Panel & Sections
*/
require_once ASTRA_THEME_TRANSPARENT_HEADER_DIR . 'classes/class-astra-transparent-header-panels-and-sections.php';
/**
* Sections
*/
require_once ASTRA_THEME_TRANSPARENT_HEADER_DIR . 'classes/sections/class-astra-customizer-colors-transparent-header-configs.php';
// Check Transparent Header is activated.
require_once ASTRA_THEME_TRANSPARENT_HEADER_DIR . 'classes/sections/class-astra-customizer-transparent-header-configs.php';
// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd WPThemeReview.CoreFunctionality.FileInclude.FileIncludeFound
}
/**
* Customizer Preview
*/
public function preview_scripts() {
/**
* Load unminified if SCRIPT_DEBUG is true.
*/
/* Directory and Extension */
$dir_name = ( SCRIPT_DEBUG ) ? 'unminified' : 'minified';
$file_prefix = ( SCRIPT_DEBUG ) ? '' : '.min';
wp_enqueue_script( 'astra-transparent-header-customizer-preview-js', ASTRA_THEME_TRANSPARENT_HEADER_URI . 'assets/js/' . $dir_name . '/customizer-preview' . $file_prefix . '.js', array( 'customize-preview', 'astra-customizer-preview-js' ), ASTRA_THEME_VERSION, true );
// Localize variables for further JS.
wp_localize_script(
'astra-transparent-header-customizer-preview-js',
'AstraBuilderTransparentData',
array(
'is_astra_hf_builder_active' => Astra_Builder_Helper::$is_header_footer_builder_active,
'is_flex_based_css' => Astra_Builder_Helper::apply_flex_based_css(),
'transparent_header_devices' => astra_get_option( 'transparent-header-on-devices' ),
)
);
}
}
}
/**
* Kicking this off by calling 'get_instance()' method
*/
Astra_Ext_Transparent_Header_Loader::get_instance();
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