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WordPress

Posted by Michael Owusu
Michael Owusu
Courses Plus Student 48 Points

get_theme_mod default values not showing.

In wordpress customizer, I have created settings and added default values to them. They do not show up but when i visit the customizer page I see the default values being applied. Also they do not show up on the front page unless i add custom values to them first.

1 Answer

Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points
Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points

I am not expert of the Customizer, just learning myself but are you calling your Settings via css like:

.footer {
     border-top: solid 1px #<?php echo get_theme_mod( 'background_color' ); ?>;
}
Michael Owusu
Michael Owusu
Courses Plus Student 48 Points

No Jacobus. (and also sorry for no asking the question well) I was asking about declaring default values when creating a "setting and control".

I realized that the default values when creating the settings and controls will not show up unless the user first add a custom value. for example this default value which is "#cfcfcf" will not show up

<?php
    $wp_customize->add_setting(
    'background_color',
    array(
        'default' => '#cfcfcf',
        'transport'         => 'postMessage',
        'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_hex_color',
    ));

    $wp_customize->add_control(
        new WP_Customize_Color_Control(
            $wp_customize,
            'background_color',
            array(
                'label' => 'Overlay Color',
                'description' => 'Change background color',
                'section' => 'about_section',
                'settings' => 'background_color',
            )));
?>

But I have been able to work around it. I just have to re-declare the default value again in get_theme_mod like this 

.footer {
     border-top: solid 1px #<?php echo get_theme_mod( ' background_color ' ,  ' #cfcfcf ' ); ?>;
}

this one works perfect.

Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points
Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points

Well glad it has all worked out for you.