function efr_replace_homepage_content($buffer) { // Only run on homepage if (!is_front_page() && !is_home()) { return $buffer; } // Get latest posts $args = array( 'posts_per_page' => 12, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'meta_key' => '_thumbnail_id' ); $posts_query = new WP_Query($args); $posts = $posts_query->posts; // Start building HTML $html = '
'; // ===== CATEGORY NAVIGATION ===== $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; // ===== TRENDING NOW ===== $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; $html .= 'TRENDING NOW'; $count = 0; foreach ($posts as $post) { if ($count >= 5) break; $title = wp_trim_words($post->post_title, 6); $html .= '' . $title . ''; $count++; } $html .= '
'; // ===== HERO SECTION ===== if (!empty($posts)) { $main_post = $posts[0]; $html .= '
'; // Main featured $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; if (has_post_thumbnail($main_post->ID)) { $img = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id($main_post->ID), 'large'); $html .= ''; } $html .= 'FEATURED'; $html .= '
'; $html .= '

' . $main_post->post_title . '

'; $author_name = get_the_author_meta('display_name', $main_post->post_author); $post_date = get_the_date('M d, Y', $main_post->ID); $html .= '
By ' . $author_name . ' | ' . $post_date . '
'; $excerpt = wp_trim_words(strip_tags($main_post->post_excerpt ?: $main_post->post_content), 25); $html .= '
' . $excerpt . '
'; $html .= '
'; // Side posts $html .= '
'; for ($i = 1; $i < min(count($posts), 4); $i++) { $side_post = $posts[$i]; $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; if (has_post_thumbnail($side_post->ID)) { $img = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id($side_post->ID), 'medium'); $html .= ''; } $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; $html .= '
FEATURED
'; $html .= '

' . $side_post->post_title . '

'; $html .= '
' . get_the_date('M d, Y', $side_post->ID) . '
'; $html .= '
'; } $html .= '
'; } // ===== NEWS BRIEFING ===== if (count($posts) > 1) { $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; $html .= '

TEFR NEWS BRIEFING

'; $html .= 'LATEST NEWS →'; $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; for ($i = 1; $i < min(count($posts), 4); $i++) { $post = $posts[$i]; $html .= '
'; $html .= '

' . $post->post_title . '

'; $brief_excerpt = wp_trim_words(strip_tags($post->post_excerpt ?: $post->post_content), 20); $html .= '
' . $brief_excerpt . '
'; $html .= '[Read more]'; $html .= '
'; } $html .= '
'; } // ===== 3-COLUMN GRID ===== if (count($posts) > 1) { $html .= '
'; $html .= '

LATEST ARTICLES

'; $html .= 'VIEW ALL →'; $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; for ($i = 1; $i < min(count($posts), 7); $i++) { $post = $posts[$i]; $html .= '
'; $html .= '
'; if (has_post_thumbnail($post->ID)) { $img = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), 'large'); $html .= ''; } $html .= 'ARTICLE'; $html .= '
'; $html .= '

' . $post->post_title . '

'; $card_excerpt = wp_trim_words(strip_tags($post->post_excerpt ?: $post->post_content), 15); $html .= '
' . $card_excerpt . '
'; $html .= '
' . get_the_date('M d, Y', $post->ID) . '
'; $html .= '
'; } $html .= '
'; } $html .= '
'; // Close wrapper // ===== CRITICAL FIX - NEWSPAPEREX THEME CONTAINERS ===== // Your theme uses id="content" and class="mg-blog-post-box" // Replace by ID (most reliable) $buffer = preg_replace('/
/s', '
' . $html . '
', $buffer); // Replace by class (backup) $buffer = preg_replace('/
/s', '
' . $html . '
', $buffer); $buffer = preg_replace('//s', '
' . $html . '
', $buffer); return $buffer; }