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1158<script type="text/javascript"> 1159 jQuery(document).ready(function() { 1160 jQuery('.expandable .read-more a').click(function(e) { 1161 e.preventDefault(); 1162 jQuery(this).closest('.expandable').addClass('fullheight'); 1163 jQuery(this).fadeOut(100); 1164 return false; 1165 }); 1166 }); 1167 1168 jQuery(document).on("gform_page_loaded", function() { 1169 if (jQuery('#gform_page_29_2 #input_29_2').length > 0) { 1170 jQuery('#gform_page_29_2 #input_29_2 option').each(function() { 1171 1172 jQuery(this).attr("price", ""); 1173 var val = jQuery(this).val(); 1174 const valArray = val.split("|"); 1175 var country = valArray[0]; 1176 var price = parseFloat(valArray[1]).toFixed(2); 1177 1178 jQuery(this).text(country + " £" + price); 1179 1180 }); 1181 } 1182 }); 1183 1184 function swipeleftHandler(event) { 1185 var ajaxurl = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'; 1186 1187 var change = 1; 1188 var prev_next = "next"; 1189 1190 var data = { 1191 'action': 'get_daily_edition', 1192 'date': jQuery('.daily_edition_arrow.next a').attr('data-date'), 1193 'prev_next': prev_next 1194 }; 1195 1196 var today = new Date(); 1197 yesterday = new Date(today); 1198 yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1); 1199 var today_day = String(today.getDate()); 1200 var today_month = String(today.getMonth() + 1); 1201 if (today_month.length < 2) 1202 today_month = '0' + today_month; 1203 if (today_day.length < 2) 1204 today_day = '0' + today_day; 1205 let formatted_today = today.getFullYear() + "-" + today_month + "-" + today_day 1206 1207 var d = jQuery('.daily_edition_arrow.previous a').attr('data-date'); 1208 var parts = d.split("-"); 1209 var date = new Date(parts[0], parts[1] - 1, parts[2]); 1210 1211 if (prev_next == 'prev') { 1212 date.setDate(date.getDate() - 1); 1213 } else { 1214 date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1); 1215 } 1216 1217 var month = String(date.getMonth() + 1); 1218 var day = String(date.getDate()); 1219 if (month.length < 2) 1220 month = '0' + month; 1221 if (day.length < 2) 1222 day = '0' + day; 1223 let formatted_date = date.getFullYear() + "-" + month + "-" + day 1224 1225 // since 2.8 ajaxurl is always defined in the admin header and points to admin-ajax.php 1226 jQuery.post(ajaxurl, data, function(response) { 1227 response_parts = response.split("::"); 1228 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.previous a").attr("data-date", response_parts[0]); 1229 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next a").attr("data-date", response_parts[0]); 1230 jQuery('.daily_edition').fadeOut(100, function() { 1231 jQuery('.daily_edition').html(response_parts[2]).fadeIn(500); 1232 if (response_parts[0] == formatted_today) { 1233 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next").hide(); 1234 if (response_parts[1] == "true") { 1235 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Best of the week, "); 1236 } else { 1237 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Today's Edition, "); 1238 } 1239 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").html("Yesterday's"); 1240 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").addClass("yesterday"); 1241 } else { 1242 today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0); 1243 if (date.getTime() == yesterday.getTime()) { 1244 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Yesterday's Edition, "); 1245 jQuery(".next .desc.first").html("Today's"); 1246 } else { 1247 jQuery("#date_label span").html(""); 1248 jQuery(".next .desc.first").html("Next"); 1249 } 1250 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next").show(); 1251 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").html("Previous"); 1252 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").removeClass("yesterday"); 1253 } 1254 }); 1255 }); 1256 1257 } 1258 1259 function swiperightHandler(event) { 1260 var ajaxurl = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'; 1261 1262 var change = -1; 1263 var prev_next = "prev"; 1264 1265 var data = { 1266 'action': 'get_daily_edition', 1267 'date': jQuery('.daily_edition_arrow.previous a').attr('data-date'), 1268 'prev_next': prev_next 1269 }; 1270 1271 var today = new Date(); 1272 yesterday = new Date(today); 1273 yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1); 1274 var today_day = String(today.getDate()); 1275 var today_month = String(today.getMonth() + 1); 1276 if (today_month.length < 2) 1277 today_month = '0' + today_month; 1278 if (today_day.length < 2) 1279 today_day = '0' + today_day; 1280 let formatted_today = today.getFullYear() + "-" + today_month + "-" + today_day 1281 1282 var d = jQuery('.daily_edition_arrow.previous a').attr('data-date'); 1283 var parts = d.split("-"); 1284 var date = new Date(parts[0], parts[1] - 1, parts[2]); 1285 1286 if (prev_next == 'prev') { 1287 date.setDate(date.getDate() - 1); 1288 } else { 1289 date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1); 1290 } 1291
1292 var month = String(date.getMonth() + 1); 1293 var day = String(date.getDate()); 1294 if (month.length < 2) 1295 month = '0' + month; 1296 if (day.length < 2) 1297 day = '0' + day; 1298 let formatted_date = date.getFullYear() + "-" + month + "-" + day 1299 1300 // since 2.8 ajaxurl is always defined in the admin header and points to admin-ajax.php 1301 jQuery.post(ajaxurl, data, function(response) { 1302 response_parts = response.split("::"); 1303 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.previous a").attr("data-date", response_parts[0]); 1304 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next a").attr("data-date", response_parts[0]); 1305 jQuery('.daily_edition').fadeOut(100, function() { 1306 jQuery('.daily_edition').html(response_parts[2]).fadeIn(500); 1307 if (response_parts[0] == formatted_today) { 1308 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next").hide(); 1309 if (response_parts[1] == "true") { 1310 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Best of the week, "); 1311 } else { 1312 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Today's Edition, "); 1313 } 1314 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").html("Yesterday's"); 1315 } else { 1316 today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0); 1317 if (date.getTime() == yesterday.getTime()) { 1318 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Yesterday's Edition, "); 1319 jQuery(".next .desc.first").html("Today's"); 1320 } else { 1321 jQuery("#date_label span").html(""); 1322 jQuery(".next .desc.first").html("Next"); 1323 } 1324 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next").show(); 1325 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").html("Previous"); 1326 } 1327 }); 1328 }); 1329 1330 } 1331 jQuery(document).ready(function() { 1332 1333 jQuery(".daily_edition").on("swipeleft", swipeleftHandler); 1334 jQuery(".daily_edition").on("swiperight", swiperightHandler); 1335 1336 jQuery('.change_edition').click(function(e) { 1337 e.preventDefault(); 1338 var ajaxurl = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'; 1339 1340 if (jQuery(this).parents('.daily_edition_arrow').hasClass('previous')) { 1341 var change = -1; 1342 var prev_next = "prev"; 1343 } else { 1344 var change = 1; 1345 var prev_next = "next"; 1346 } 1347 1348 var data = { 1349 'action': 'get_daily_edition', 1350 'date': jQuery(this).attr('data-date'), 1351 'prev_next': prev_next 1352 }; 1353 1354 var today = new Date(); 1355 yesterday = new Date(today); 1356 yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1); 1357 var today_day = String(today.getDate()); 1358 var today_month = String(today.getMonth() + 1); 1359 if (today_month.length < 2) 1360 today_month = '0' + today_month; 1361 if (today_day.length < 2) 1362 today_day = '0' + today_day; 1363 let formatted_today = today.getFullYear() + "-" + today_month + "-" + today_day 1364 1365 var d = jQuery('.daily_edition_arrow.previous a').attr('data-date'); 1366 var parts = d.split("-"); 1367 var date = new Date(parts[0], parts[1] - 1, parts[2]); 1368 1369 if (prev_next == 'prev') { 1370 date.setDate(date.getDate() - 1); 1371 } else { 1372 date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1); 1373 } 1374 1375 var month = String(date.getMonth() + 1); 1376 var day = String(date.getDate()); 1377 if (month.length < 2)
1378 month = '0' + month; 1379 if (day.length < 2) 1380 day = '0' + day; 1381 let formatted_date = date.getFullYear() + "-" + month + "-" + day 1382 1383 // since 2.8 ajaxurl is always defined in the admin header and points to admin-ajax.php 1384 jQuery.post(ajaxurl, data, function(response) { 1385 response_parts = response.split("::"); 1386 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.previous a").attr("data-date", response_parts[0]); 1387 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next a").attr("data-date", response_parts[0]); 1388 jQuery('.daily_edition').fadeOut(100, function() { 1389 jQuery('.daily_edition').html(response_parts[2]).fadeIn(500); 1390 if (response_parts[0] == formatted_today) { 1391 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next").hide(); 1392 if (response_parts[1] == "true") { 1393 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Best of the week, "); 1394 } else { 1395 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Today's Edition, "); 1396 } 1397 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").html("Yesterday's"); 1398 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").addClass("yesterday"); 1399 } else { 1400 today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0); 1401 if (date.getTime() == yesterday.getTime()) { 1402 jQuery("#date_label span").html("Yesterday's Edition, "); 1403 jQuery(".next .desc.first").html("Today's"); 1404 } else { 1405 jQuery("#date_label span").html(""); 1406 jQuery(".next .desc.first").html("Next"); 1407 } 1408 jQuery(".daily_edition_arrow.next").show(); 1409 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").html("Previous"); 1410 jQuery(".previous .desc.first").removeClass("yesterday"); 1411 } 1412 }); 1413 }); 1414 1415 return false; 1416 }); 1417 }); 1418 </script>
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