OpenHook basics

The Thesis OpenHook plugin is really easy to use once you get the hang of the hooks that it uses. I’m going to try to simplify this even more by given you a real simple function to use as an example. First thing you need to do is check out the hook map (which is located in your tool box on the left side of this page). Get familiar with where each hook gets place on your blog.

Let’s say you want to place some custom text at the top of the content box

In your custom_functions.php you can add this code…

function simple () {
echo ‘this is a real simple function being placed with the OpenHook plugin’;
}
add_action (’thesis_hook_before_content’ , ’simple’);

This is the result…

Now you can get the same result without touching your custom_function.php file and using the OpenHook plugin.

Go to Dashboard —->Appearance —->Thesis OpenHook

Scroll down until you get to this section and add this code…

Hit the little save button at the bottom and that’s it!

So basically what the plugin allows you to do is add a function through your dashboard. Check out the original code compared to what you type in the plugin box. The plugin makes it easier to write functions, save you typing time, minimize typing errors and wrong coding. You don’t have to type in the beginning function code, or the end add action code, where you may make errors, forget brackets, and type the wrong code.

To download and install this plugin, click here

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