Functions & Variables

Easily store landing page UTM data to recall it on future pages within the session.

A convenient PHP function for returning a singular or plural label string based on the value.

Generate a Google Analytics compatible unique user ID.

Adds contextual information to all Contact Form 7 submissions.

Easily link to the “Write a Review” prompt in Google for your business.

Add a simple feedback system (with optional form) to pages to understand which pages are helpful and which need improvement.

Convenient pattern to cache data using WordPress transients and the WordPress object cache.

Adds classes to the body tag related to Wireframing.

Return an appropriate unit for a given file size.

Append a message to a custom log file.

Get the version of Nebula. Can return the version number, or commit date of the version.

Dequeue and deregister an asset (style or script) and log it with Nebula.

Detect notable points of interest.

Run an AJAX query for all post types so it can be instantly searched client-side.

Designates the label of a component.

Designates the start of an FPO component.

Designate the end of an FPO component.

An easy way to create a background image FPO for prototyping.

Compare values using passed parameters.

A smart excerpt function that allows customization per instance (rather than globally across the whole website).

Allows the ability to time tasks in PHP.

This global variable stores useful data that is available throughout PHP files and is localized for JavaScript usage too.

If the current process is not a “visual” navigation request.

Detect if a request is coming from AJAX.

Return an array of spam domains.

Prevent blacklisted domains from accessing the website.

Check for problems.

Checks if the user’s device is a tablet.

Check if the user’s device is a desktop computer.

Checks if the user’s device is mobile.

Returns the requested information of the user’s browser (client).

Get the requested information of the user’s device.

Get the user’s Operating System.

Compare the user’s operating system.

Compare the rendering engine of the user’s browser.

Compare the user’s browser version.

Remove Bootstrap Tether JavaScript call.

Detect weather for a zip code.

Detect geolocation from IP address.

Adds a header for HTTP2 Server Push if available by the server.

Adds a header for HTTP2 Server Push if available by the server.

Check if a remote URL is online or down.

Get a remote resource and cache the hostname at the same time to prevent needing to manually set transients or duplicate lookups.

Show the post type metadata.

Get only the URL for the specific thumbnail sizes of an ID, or from the attachment ID directly.

Get video metadata from Youtube or Vimeo.

Safely retrieve the IP address.

Lazy-load any HTML below the fold to optimize page load time.

Add an entry to the Nebula administrative log.

Show the post tags metadata.

Show the post categories.

Show the author post metadata.

Conveniently get the month, day, and year of a post in an organized way (with optional icon, and links to archive pages).

Modify the WordPress search form to use Bootstrap components.

Get the value of a Sass variable from a theme partial file.

Get the color value from the appropriate location (Customizer, Parent Theme, or Child Theme).

A convenient function for getting post metadata in an organized way.

Limit the requested image to a max size to prevent huge filesize images from loading on the front-end.

This custom breadcrumb function allows for easy addition of a site breadcrumb to any page.

Retrieve related posts based on term frequency.

Generate a native Google+ button.

A dashboard metabox with convenient administrative and social links including hosting, domain, and third-party utilities.

A convenient way to implement social media “like”, “share”, and “tweet” buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.

Display more optimized and consistently styled, non-native social sharing buttons.

Determine what domains to preconnect, what files to prefetch, and what pages to prerender.

A consistent way to link to social network profiles

Obtain the appropriate logo file from various locations.

Count words in a post and return the specific count or a range.

Get the estimated reading time for a post.

Get the full address from Nebula Options.

Check if analytics is allowed for this page rendering.

Determine if the “Do Not Track” request header is present from the browser.

Run an AJAX autocomplete search of all published posts types (including menu items and authors too).

Adds useful information to the body tag as classes.

Get the current relative time of day.

Check if the requested datetime is within business hours.

Parse the _ga cookie (if it exists) or generate a unique identifier.

Register various widget locations.

Fixes WordPress oEmbeds by using Bootstrap classes.

A method of adding FPO text to a prototype.

The main way to add a component to the prototype/wireframe.

Check which phase of prototyping is currently being viewed.

Add Nebula Prototype information to the WordPress admin bar.

Dynamically create image a maximum width image size to prevent accidentally loading huge filesize images on the front-end.

Sends fatal PHP errors to Google Analytics as fatal exceptions.

Lazy-load iframes below the fold to optimize page load time.

Lazy-load images below the fold to optimize page load time.

Check if the user has requested to use less data via the Save Data header.

Finalize Nebula timings by adding total execution measurements and add times within each category.

Move the jQuery JavaScript call to the footer to prevent blocking DOM render.

Get the path or URL of the service worker JavaScript file.

Update critical resources in the service worker JavaScript file for caching.

Generate a Twitter feed for a user or a list (can be called by AJAX).

Conveniently get user metadata in a single function.

Limit strings to a number of words.

String limiter by number of characters.

Generates a unique session ID with detailed information about the user.

Show the comment count metadata.

Show the post EXIF metadata.

Show the post dimensions metadata.

Sends a pageview to Google Analytics via the server-side.

Send a Google Analytics event from the server side.

Checks an array for items from another array.

Detect and show notices and alerts in the WordPress admin when applicable.

Adds Nebula warnings to the JavaScript console to developers.

Get the full URL.

Remove outdated contact fields and add new, modern ones.

Dynamically generate a manifest.json file.

Get the location of the Manifest JSON file.

Set a global variable, session variable, and/or cookie.

Recursive search for traversing multidimensional arrays.

Check to see if an array contains a string.

Check for theme options set on the Appearance > Nebula Options page in the WordPress admin.

Update a Nebula option outside of the Nebula Options page.

Update non-option data outside of the Nebula Options page

Prepare default data values.

Retrieve non-option Nebula data.

Detect if a parameter is a UTC timestamp

Check the current (or a specifc) PHP version against the PHP support timeline.

Register the requested version of Bootstrap.

Generate a domain hash for server-side Google Analytics data transfer.

An inexact method of detecting if the current website is live, or being developed on an alternate hostname.

Send a Google Analytics exception from the server side.

Send custom server-side data to Google Analytics.

Send data to Google Analytics from the server-side.

Send a Google Analytics event from the server side via AJAX.

Determine page suggestions on 404 pages.

Returns a full Twitter URL for a user.

Prepare default option values

Detect any part of a URL easily without needing more than one function to call (from protocol to hash and everything in between).

Creates a regular expression for valid hostnames.

Copy a post and set it as a draft.

Search theme files or plugins for a keyphrase.

Search theme files for @todo comments and lists them with the line number and line excerpt.

A dashboard metabox with detailed information about the current user.

This completely disables Emoji support across the website.

Add up the filesizes of files in a directory (and it’s sub-directories)

Recursive glob.

Check if the current visitor is a developer or a client by using their IP address or their WordPress user email domain (if they are logged in).

If the debug query string is being used.

Check if the current visitor is a client by using their IP address or their WordPress user email domain (if they are logged in).

An alias of the WordPress function is_admin() for a less confusing syntax.

Send data to Google Analytics via a __utm.gif image file.

If the business is open, return the time that the business closes today.

Check if business hours Nebula option has data.

Redirect single search results to that post.

Prevent empty search query error page.

Call the necessary Twitter widget.js for native Twitter buttons.

Provide an animated link of the Pinckney Hugo Group logo.

Prefill forms when author name is detected via commenting.

Placeholder image for prototyping.

Detect and track notable bot traffic in Google Analytics.

Check if the current visitor is a developer by using their IP address or their WordPress user email domain (if they are logged in).

Registers required and recommended plugins that work best with Nebula.

Initializes Nebula WordPress settings.

Emails the previous settings to admins prior to initializing, so they can be recovered if needed.

Creates and/or sets a home page.

Set Nebula recommended WordPress settings.

Delete useless plugins.

Deactivates sidebar widgets.

Enables admin notifications when WooCommerce is active.

Set ecommerce custom dimensions for Google Analytics before the pageview is sent.

Set custom dimensions for Google Analytics and send events after the pageview is sent.

Update visitor data after WooCommerce checkout.

Include additional JSON Linked Data metadata on WooCommerce product pages.

Create additional theme support settings including image sizes and headers.

Registers various Nebula navigation menu locations.

Simplify the password protected form on posts.

Always get custom fields with post queries.

Easily add a hero search form to a page.

Allows for post listings to have AJAX page traversal.

Actually loads the infinite query.

Format phone numbers into the preferred (315) 478-6700 format.

Fuzzy meta sub key finder (Used to query Advanced Custom Fields nested repeater fields).

Check the brightness of a color.

Add defer/async to script URLs as they are called by WordPress.

Add defer or async to other (non-Nebula) scripts.

Dequeue certain scripts when not needed.

Removes jQuery Migrate (but keeps jQuery)

Update user’s online status.

Force certain plugin settings for better experience.

Prefer the child theme over the parent theme (if the directory or file exists). Otherwise, use the parent theme.

Redirect to the favicon to help force-clear a cached version.

Enhance wp_register_script() to allow async/defer executions.

Actually search theme files for @todo comments.

Call the required LinkedIn in.js file for native buttons.

Generate a native LinkedIn follow button.

Generate a native LinkedIn share button.

Generate a native Pinterest pin button.

Modifies the compiled CSS files with additional customization (such as date of render).

Render Sass

Determine if the author should be the company name or specific author’s name.

Generate a native Twitter follow button.

Create a native Facebook share button.

Create a native Facebook share and like button combo.

Create a native Facebook Like button.

Check if a user has been online in the last 10 minutes.

Get a count of online users or an array of online user IDs.

Check how many locations a single user is logged in from.

Check if Nebula has been previously initialized.

Detect bot/crawler traffic.

Adds useful information to post tags as classes.

Get last modified filename and date from a directory

An enhanced At A Glance dashboard metabox replacement with more information.