function scrape_obituaries() {
$url = 'https://www.gilbertsonfuneralhome.com/';
$html = file_get_contents($url);
// Check if content was retrieved
if (!$html) return;
$dom = new DOMDocument;
@$dom->loadHTML($html);
$xpath = new DOMXPath($dom);
$obituaries = [];
// Adjust the XPath based on the target website's structure
foreach ($xpath->query('//div[@class="obituary-entry"]') as $node) {
$title = $xpath->query('.//h2', $node)->item(0)->textContent;
$content = $xpath->query('.//p', $node)->item(0)->textContent;
$obituaries[] = [
'title' => trim($title),
'content' => trim($content),
];
}
foreach ($obituaries as $obituary) {
// Insert into WordPress as a post
wp_insert_post([
'post_title' => $obituary['title'],
'post_content' => $obituary['content'],
'post_status' => 'publish',
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_category' => ['obituaries'], // Make sure 'obituaries' category exists
]);
}
}
// Schedule the event on plugin activation
register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'obituary_scraper_activation');
function obituary_scraper_activation() {
if (!wp_next_scheduled('scrape_obituaries_event')) {
wp_schedule_event(time(), 'hourly', 'scrape_obituaries_event');
}
}
// Clear the event on deactivation
register_deactivation_hook(__FILE__, 'obituary_scraper_deactivation');
function obituary_scraper_deactivation() {
wp_clear_scheduled_hook('scrape_obituaries_event');
}
// Hook the scrape function to the scheduled event
add_action('scrape_obituaries_event', 'scrape_obituaries');
function obituary_shortcode() {
$obituaries = get_posts([
'post_type' => 'post',
'category_name' => 'obituaries',
'posts_per_page' => 10,
]);
$output = '';
return $output;
}
add_shortcode('obituary_list', 'obituary_shortcode');
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