Title: Hooking a function in a parent theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Hooking a function in a parent theme

 *  [jeffp678](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffp678/)
 * (@jeffp678)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hooking-a-function-in-a-parent-theme/)
 * I’ve been having an issue calling a function in a child theme and hope someone
   can help me out.
 * The code I’m working with is in an includes/ folder of the parent theme
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       function the_review_count( $listing_id = '' ) {
           $review_count = va_get_reviews_count( $listing_id );
   
           echo sprintf( _n( '1 review', '%s reviews', $review_count, APP_TD ), number_format_i18n( $review_count ) );
       }
   
       function the_listing_address( $listing_id = '' ) {
           $listing_id = !empty( $listing_id ) ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           echo esc_html( get_post_meta( $listing_id , 'address', true ) );
       }
   
       function the_listing_tags( $before = null, $sep = ', ', $after = '' ) {
           if ( null === $before )
               $before = __( 'Tags: ', APP_TD );
           echo get_the_term_list( 0, VA_LISTING_TAG, $before, $sep, $after );
       }
   
       function the_listing_category( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'Vantage 1.2', 'the_listing_categories()' );
           return the_listing_categories( $listing_id );
       }
   
       function the_listing_categories( $listing_id = 0 ) {
   
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           $cats = get_the_listing_categories( $listing_id );
           if ( !$cats ) return;
   
           $_cats = array();
   
           foreach($cats as $cat) {
               $_cats[] = html_link( get_term_link( $cat ), $cat->name );
           }
   
           $cats_list = implode( ', ', $_cats);
   
           printf( __( 'Listed in %s', APP_TD ), $cats_list );
   
       }
   
       function va_listing_render_form( $listing_id, $categories ) {
           $listing_categories = array();
   
           if ( is_array( $categories ) ) {
               $listing_categories = array_keys( $categories );
           } else {
               $listing_categories[] = $categories;
           }
   
           va_render_form( $listing_categories, VA_LISTING_CATEGORY, $listing_id );
       }
   
       function the_listing_fields( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           $cats = array_keys( get_the_listing_categories( $listing_id ) );
           if ( !$cats )
               return;
   
           $fields = array();
           foreach($cats as $cat){
               foreach ( va_get_fields_for_cat( $cat, VA_LISTING_CATEGORY ) as $field ) {
                   $fields[$field['name']] = $field;
               }
           }
   
           foreach( $fields as $field ) {
               if ( 'checkbox' == $field['type'] ) {
                   $value = implode( ', ', get_post_meta( $listing_id, $field['name'] ) );
               } else {
                   $value = get_post_meta( $listing_id, $field['name'], true );
               }
   
               if ( !$value )
                   continue;
   
               $field['id_tag'] = va_make_custom_field_id_tag( $field['name'] );
   
               echo html( 'p', array('class' => 'listing-custom-field', 'id' => $field['id_tag']),
                   html('span', array('class' => 'custom-field-label'), $field['desc'] ). html('span', array('class' => 'custom-field-sep'), ': ' ) . html('span', array('class' => 'custom-field-value'), $value ) );
           }
       }
   
       function va_make_custom_field_id_tag( $id_tag, $prefix='listing-custom-field-' ) {
           return esc_attr( $prefix . sanitize_title_with_dashes( $id_tag ) );
       }
   
       function va_the_post_byline() {
           // Can't use the_date() because it only shows up once per date
           printf( __( '%1$s | %2$s %3$s', APP_TD ),
               get_the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) ),
               va_get_author_posts_link(),
               get_the_category_list()
           );
       }
   
       function get_the_listing_category( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'Vantage 1.2', 'get_the_listing_categories()' );
           return get_the_listing_categories( $listing_id );
       }
   
       function get_the_listing_categories( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           $_terms = get_the_terms( $listing_id, VA_LISTING_CATEGORY );
   
           if ( !$_terms )
               return array();
   
           // WordPress does not always key with the term_id, but thats what we want for the key.
           $terms = array();
           foreach( $_terms as $_term ) {
               $terms[$_term->term_id] = $_term;
           }
   
           return $terms;
       }
   
       function the_listing_edit_link( $listing_id = 0, $text = '' ) {
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $listing_id ) )
               return;
   
           if( empty( $text ) )
               $text = __( 'Edit Listing', APP_TD );
   
           echo html( 'a', array(
               'class' => 'listing-edit-link',
               'href' => va_get_listing_edit_url( $listing_id ),
           ), $text );
       }
   
       function the_listing_renew_link( $listing_id = 0, $text = '' ) {
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $listing_id ) )
               return;
   
           if( empty( $text ) )
               $text = __( 'Renew Listing', APP_TD );
   
           echo html( 'a', array(
               'class' => 'listing-edit-link listing-renew-link',
               'href' => va_get_listing_renew_url( $listing_id ),
           ), $text );
       }
   
       function the_listing_claimable_link( $listing_id = '', $text = '' ) {
           $listing_id = !empty( $listing_id ) ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
           if( !_va_is_claimable( $listing_id ) ) return;
   
           if( get_post_status( $listing_id ) == 'pending-claimed' ) return;
   
           if( empty( $text ) )
               $text = __( 'Claim Listing', APP_TD );
   
           echo html( 'a', array(
               'class' => 'listing-claim-link',
               'href' => va_get_listing_claim_url( $listing_id ),
           ), $text );
       }
   
       function va_get_listing_edit_url( $listing_id ) {
           global $wp_rewrite, $va_options;
   
           if ( $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
               $listing_permalink = $va_options->listing_permalink;
               $permalink = $va_options->edit_listing_permalink;
               return home_url( user_trailingslashit( "$listing_permalink/$permalink/$listing_id" ) );
           }
   
           return home_url( "?listing_edit=$listing_id" );
       }
   
       function va_get_listing_renew_url( $listing_id ) {
           global $wp_rewrite, $va_options;
   
           if ( $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
               $listing_permalink = $va_options->listing_permalink;
               $permalink = $va_options->renew_listing_permalink;
               return home_url( user_trailingslashit( "$listing_permalink/$permalink/$listing_id" ) );
           }
   
           return home_url( "?listing_renew=$listing_id" );
       }
   
       function the_listing_purchase_link( $listing_id = 0, $text = '' ) {
           global $va_options;
   
           if( ! $va_options->listing_charge )
               return;
   
           if( !va_any_featured_addon_enabled() )
               return;
   
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
   
           if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $listing_id ) )
               return;
   
           if( empty( $text ) )
               $text = __( 'Upgrade Listing', APP_TD );
   
           echo html( 'a', array(
               'class' => 'listing-edit-link',
               'href' => va_get_listing_purchase_url( $listing_id ),
           ), $text );
       }
   
       function va_get_listing_purchase_url( $listing_id ) {
           global $wp_rewrite, $va_options;
   
           if ( $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
               $listing_permalink = $va_options->listing_permalink;
               $permalink = $va_options->purchase_listing_permalink;
               return home_url( user_trailingslashit( "$listing_permalink/$permalink/$listing_id" ) );
           }
   
           return home_url( "?listing_purchase=$listing_id" );
       }
   
       function va_get_listing_claim_url( $listing_id ) {
           global $wp_rewrite, $va_options;
   
           if ( $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
               $listing_permalink = $va_options->listing_permalink;
               $permalink = $va_options->claim_listing_permalink;
               return home_url( user_trailingslashit( "$listing_permalink/$permalink/$listing_id" ) );
           }
   
           return home_url( "?listing_claim=$listing_id" );
       }
   
       function the_listing_faves_link( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           $listing_id = $listing_id ? $listing_id : get_the_ID();
           va_display_fave_button( $listing_id );
       }
   
       function va_get_listing_create_url() {
           return get_permalink( VA_Listing_Create::get_id() );
       }
   
       function the_listing_star_rating( $post_id = '' ) {
           $rating = str_replace( '.' , '_' , va_get_rating_average( $post_id ) );
   
           if ( '' == $rating )
               $rating = '0';
   
       ?>
               <div class="stars-cont">
                   <div class="stars stars-<?php echo $rating;  ?>"></div>
               </div>
               <meta itemprop="worstRating" content="1" />
               <meta itemprop="bestRating" content="5" />
               <meta itemprop="ratingValue" content="<?php echo esc_attr( $rating ); ?>" />
               <meta itemprop="reviewCount" content="<?php echo esc_attr( va_get_reviews_count( $post_id ) ); ?>" />
       <?php
       }
   
       function the_refine_distance_ui() {
           global $va_options, $wp_query;
   
           $current_radius = (int) get_query_var( 'radius' );
   
           $geo_query = $wp_query->get( 'app_geo_query' );
   
           $current_radius = $geo_query['rad'];
   
           extract(va_calc_radius_slider_controls($current_radius));
   
       ?>
       <label>
           <input name="radius" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $current_radius ); ?>" type="range" min="<?php echo $min; ?>" max="<?php echo $max; ?>" step="<?php echo $step; ?>" />
           <div class="radius-info-box"><span id="radius-info"><?php echo $current_radius; ?></span> <?php 'km' == $va_options->geo_unit ? _e( 'km', APP_TD ) : _e( 'miles', APP_TD ); ?></div>
       </label>
       <?php
       }
   
       function the_refine_category_ui() {
           require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/template.php';
   
           $options = array(
               'taxonomy' => VA_LISTING_CATEGORY,
               'request_var' => 'listing_cat',
           );
   
           $options = apply_filters( 'va_sidebar_refine_category_ui', $options );
           ob_start();
           wp_terms_checklist( 0, array(
               'taxonomy' => $options['taxonomy'],
               'selected_cats' => isset( $_GET[$options['request_var']] ) ? $_GET[$options['request_var']] : array(),
               'checked_ontop' => false
           ) );
           $output = ob_get_clean();
   
           $output = str_replace( 'tax_input[' . $options['taxonomy'] . ']', $options['request_var'], $output );
           $output = str_replace( 'disabled=\'disabled\'', '', $output );
   
           echo html( 'ul', $output );
       }
   
       function the_search_refinements() {
           appthemes_pass_request_var( array( 'orderby', 'radius', 'listing_cat' ) );
           do_action('va_header_search_refinements');
       }
   
       function va_display_logo(){
           $url = get_header_image();
   
           if ( $url === false ) {
               $header_image = '';
           } elseif( $url != '' ) {
               $header_image = $url;
           } else {
               $header_image = get_template_directory_uri().'/images/vantage-logo.png';
           }
       ?>
           <h1 id="site-title">
               <a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" class="custom-header-image" style="height:<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>px;width:<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>px;background: transparent url('<?php echo $header_image; ?>') no-repeat 0 0;"><?php bloginfo( 'title' ); ?></a>
           </h1>
           <?php if( display_header_text() ) { ?>
           <h2 id="site-description" style="color:#<?php header_textcolor(); ?>;"><?php bloginfo( 'description' ); ?></h2>
           <?php } ?>
       <?php
       }
   
       function va_display_navigation_menu() {
   
           wp_nav_menu( array(
               'menu_id'         => 'navigation',
               'theme_location' => 'header',
               'container_class' => 'menu rounded',
               'items_wrap' => '<ul id="%1$s">%3$s</ul>',
               'fallback_cb' => false
           ) );
       ?>
           <script type="text/javascript">
               jQuery('#navigation').tinyNav({
                   active: 'current-menu-item',
                   header: '<?php _e( 'Navigation', APP_TD ); ?>',
                   header_href: '<?php echo esc_js( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>',
                   indent: '-',
                   excluded: ['#adv_categories_listing', '#adv_categories_event']
               });
           </script>
       <?php
       }
   
       /**
       * Taken from http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_posts_link.
       * Modified to return the link instead of display it
       */
       function va_get_author_posts_link() {
   
               global $authordata;
               if ( !is_object( $authordata ) )
                       return false;
               $link = sprintf(
                       '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="author">%3$s</a>',
                       get_author_posts_url( $authordata->ID, $authordata->user_nicename ),
                       esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Posts by %s', APP_TD ), get_the_author() ) ),
                       get_the_author()
               );
               return apply_filters( 'the_author_posts_link', $link );
       }
   
       function va_js_redirect( $url ) {
           echo html( 'a', array( 'href' => $url ), __( 'Continue', APP_TD ) );
           echo html( 'script', 'location.href="' . $url . '"' );
       }
   
       function va_js_redirect_to_listing( $listing_id, $query_args = array() ) {
           if ( !is_admin() ) {
               $url = add_query_arg( $query_args, get_permalink( $listing_id ) );
               va_js_redirect( $url );
           }
       }
   
       function va_js_redirect_to_claimed_listing( $listing_id ) {
           if ( !is_admin() ) {
               $url = va_get_claimed_listings_url() . '#post-'. $listing_id;
               va_js_redirect( $url );
           }
       }
   
       function va_post_coords( $post_id = 0 ) {
           $post_id = $post_id ? $post_id : get_the_ID();
   
           $coord = va_geocode_address( $post_id, false );
   
           return $coord;
       }
   
       function va_post_coords_attr( $post_id = 0 ) {
           $post_id = $post_id ? $post_id : get_the_ID();
   
           $coord = va_post_coords( $post_id );
   
           $attr = '';
   
           if ( $coord ) {
               $attr = ' data-lat="' .$coord->lat.'" data-lng="' . $coord->lng . '" ';
           }
   
           return $attr;
       }
   
       function va_listings_base_url() {
           global $va_options;
   
           $url = '';
           $base = trailingslashit( get_bloginfo( 'url' ) );
   
           if ( is_tax( VA_LISTING_CATEGORY ) || is_tax( VA_LISTING_TAG ) ) {
               $url = get_term_link( get_queried_object() );
           }
   
           if( is_post_type_archive( VA_LISTING_PTYPE ) || va_is_home() ) {
               $url = $va_options->listing_permalink;
               $url = trailingslashit( $base . $url );
           }
   
           return $url;
       }
   
       function va_list_sort_dropdown( $post_type = '', $base_link = '', $default_current_sort = 'default' ) {
           global $wp_query;
   
           $options = array();
   
           if( $wp_query->post_count == 0 )
               return false;
   
           if ( empty( $post_type ) ) {
               $post_type = $wp_query->get('post_type');
               $post_type = !empty( $post_type ) ? $post_type : VA_LISTING_PTYPE;
           }
   
           $options['default'] = __( 'Default', APP_TD );
   
           if ( get_query_var( 'app_geo_query' ) )
               $options['distance'] = __( 'Closest', APP_TD );
   
           if ( $post_type == VA_LISTING_PTYPE )
               $options['highest_rating'] = __( 'Highest Rating', APP_TD );
           if ( $post_type == VA_LISTING_PTYPE )
               $options['most_ratings'] = __( 'Most Ratings', APP_TD );
   
           if ( va_events_enabled() ) {
               if ( $post_type == VA_EVENT_PTYPE )
                   $options['event_date'] = __( 'Event Date', APP_TD );
               if ( $post_type == VA_EVENT_PTYPE )
                   $options['popular'] = __( 'Popular', APP_TD );
               if ( $post_type == VA_EVENT_PTYPE )
                   $options['most_comments'] = __( 'Most Comments', APP_TD );
           }
   
           $options['title'] = __( 'Alphabetical', APP_TD );
           $options['newest'] = __( 'Newest', APP_TD );
   
           if ( va_events_enabled() ) {
               if ( $post_type == VA_EVENT_PTYPE )
                   $options['recently_discussed'] = __( 'Recently Discussed', APP_TD );
           }
   
           if ( $post_type == VA_LISTING_PTYPE )
               $options['recently_reviewed'] = __( 'Recently Reviewed', APP_TD );
   
           $options['rand'] = __( 'Random', APP_TD );
   
           $options = apply_filters('va_list_sort_ui', $options );
   
           $current_sort = get_va_query_var( 'orderby', false );
   
           // Settings backwards compatability
           if ( $current_sort == 'rating' )
               $current_sort = 'highest_rating';
   
           $current_sort = !empty( $current_sort ) ? $current_sort : $default_current_sort;
   
           $li = '';
           foreach ( $options as $value => $title ) {
               $args = array( 'data-value' => $value );
   
               if( $value == $current_sort ) {
                   $args['class'] = 'active';
               }
   
               if ( !empty( $base_link ) ) {
                   $href = add_query_arg( 'orderby', $value, $base_link );
               } else {
                   $href = add_query_arg( 'orderby', $value );
               }
   
               $link = html( 'a', array( 'href' => $href  ), $title );
   
               $li .= html('li', $args, $link );
           }
   
           $top_div_text = html( 'p', array(), $options[$current_sort] );
   
           $top_div_control = html( 'div', array('class'=>'control') );
           $top_div = html( 'div', array( 'class' => 'va_sort_list_selected selected' ), $top_div_text . $top_div_control );
   
           $ul = html( 'ul', array('class'=> 'va_sort_list', 'id' =>'va_sort_list_' . $post_type ), $li );
           $list = html( 'div', array( 'class' => 'va_sort_list_wrap' ), $ul );
   
           ob_start();
           ?>
           <script type="text/javascript">
               jQuery('#va_sort_list_<?php echo $post_type; ?>').tinyNav({
                   active: 'active',
                   header: '<?php _e( 'Sort Method' , APP_TD ); ?>',
                   header_href: '<?php echo add_query_arg( 'orderby', 'default' ); ?>',
                   indent: '-',
                   append: '#va_sort_list_container_<?php echo $post_type; ?>'
               });
           </script>
           <?php
           $js = ob_get_clean();
   
           return html( 'div', array( 'class' => 'va_sort_list_container', 'id' =>'va_sort_list_container_' . $post_type ), $top_div . $list . $js );;
       }
   
       function get_the_contact_listing_owner_button( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           return va_contact_post_author_button( $listing_id );
       }
   
       function the_contact_listing_owner_button( $listing_id = 0 ) {
           echo get_the_contact_listing_owner_button( $listing_id );
       }
       ```
   
 * Without editing the core files of the theme, I need to edit the function va_list_sort_dropdown
   and remove $options[‘highest_rating’] = __( ‘Highest Rating’, APP_TD ); and $
   options[‘recently_reviewed’] = __( ‘Recently Reviewed’, APP_TD );
 * Any help with hooking that in a child functions.php would be greatly appreciated!
   Thank you in advance!

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 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hooking-a-function-in-a-parent-theme/#post-5131963)
 * This is a tough one.
    Have you thought of changing the member function invoked
   with the __( magic function ?

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