How do I change themes depending on time of day or day of year

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How do I change themes depending on time of day or day of year - Stompor - 2011-12-06

Is there a way to make GetSimple choose the theme based on the time of day, or the day of the year?

I would like to have a theme for Daytime and on for Night, and I also would like a special theme certain holidays. ie
Christmas, Newyears, etc.

Thanks for the help.

How do I change themes depending on time of day or day of year - mvlcek - 2011-12-06

Stompor Wrote:Is there a way to make GetSimple choose the theme based on the time of day, or the day of the year?

I would like to have a theme for Daytime and on for Night, and I also would like a special theme certain holidays. ie
Christmas, Newyears, etc.

Thanks for the help.

Create a php file like the following (a plugin) and put it in your plugins folder:

Code:
<?php

# get correct id for plugin

$thisfile = basename(__FILE__, ".php");

# register plugin

register_plugin(

  $thisfile, 

  'Day/Night Theme Switcher',   

  '0.1',    

  'My Name',

  'http://my.home.page', 

  'Switch theme based on time',

  '',

  ''  

);

# activate filter

add_action('index-pretemplate','theme_switcher_process');

function theme_switcher_process() {

  global $TEMPLATE;

  # TODO determine time

  ...

  $hour = ...;

  if ($hour >= 8 && $hour < 18) {

    $TEMPLATE = 'Cardinal'; # use your theme name

  } else {

    $TEMPLATE = 'Innovation'; # use your theme name

  }

}

How do I change themes depending on time of day or day of year - Stompor - 2011-12-07

WOW!!!!
Thanks for the help and quick response.