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$('
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$('.footer .overlay').css({
'position': 'fixed',
'display': 'flex',
'inset': '0px',
'background': 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)',
'z-index': '9999',
'align-items': 'center',
'justify-content': 'center',
'height': '100vh',
'width': '100vw'
});
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper').css({
'position': 'relative',
'overflow': 'hidden',
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if ($(window).width() <= 1000 && $(window).width() < $(window).height()) {
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper').css({
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'padding-top': '50%'
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$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper').css({
'width': '50%',
'padding-top': '30%'
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var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
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var parentElement = document.querySelector('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper');
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$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper iframe').css({
'background': 'rgb(255, 255, 255)',
'box-shadow': 'black 0px 0px 10px 0px',
'position': 'absolute',
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'height': '100%',
'padding': '20px'
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$('
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'top': '0',
'right': '0',
'z-index': '999',
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'text-align': 'center',
'display': 'flex',
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'justify-content': 'center',
'height': '24px',
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'transition': '0.3s ease',
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$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper .overlay_close').hover(function() {
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'opacity': '0.5',
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$('.footer .overlay').show();
$(document).mouseup("click", function(e){
var container = $(".overlay iframe");
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$('.footer .overlay .overlay_close').remove();
$('.footer .overlay style').remove();
$('.footer .overlay').remove();
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});
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});
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function posts_slot_19_tablet_style(){
(function($) {
if($("body")[0].className.match(/main_tmpl/)!=null){
post_slot = $("#posts_slot-19")[0];
tablet_style_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/--tablet-style-js.+?\;/)[0];
tablet_style_value = tablet_style_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
tablet_style_value = tablet_style_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
tablet_style_value = tablet_style_value.replace(/\;/g,"");
if (tablet_style_value != null){
if (tablet_style_value == "pc"){
// To do nothing
} else if (tablet_style_value == "mobile"){
variable_pc_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/min-width.+?\;/)[0];
variable_pc_value = variable_pc_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
variable_pc_value = variable_pc_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
variable_pc_value = variable_pc_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
pc_value = post_slot.querySelector("[pc]").innerHTML.match(/min-width.+?\;/)[0];
pc_value = pc_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
pc_value = pc_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
pc_value = pc_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
style_default_pc_value = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[0].innerHTML.match(/min-width.+?\;/)[0];
style_default_pc_value = style_default_pc_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
style_default_pc_value = style_default_pc_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
style_default_pc_value = style_default_pc_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
variable_mobile_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-mobile]").innerHTML.match(/max-width.+?\;/)[0];
variable_mobile_value = variable_mobile_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
variable_mobile_value = variable_mobile_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
variable_mobile_value = variable_mobile_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
mobile_value = post_slot.querySelector("[mobile]").innerHTML.match(/max-width.+?\;/)[0];
mobile_value = mobile_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
mobile_value = mobile_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
mobile_value = mobile_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
style_default_mobile_value = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[1].innerHTML.match(/max-width.+?\;/)[0];
style_default_mobile_value = style_default_mobile_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
style_default_mobile_value = style_default_mobile_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
style_default_mobile_value = style_default_mobile_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-pc]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-pc]")[0].innerHTML.replace(variable_pc_value, "900px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[pc]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[pc]")[0].innerHTML.replace(pc_value, "900px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[0].innerHTML.replace(style_default_pc_value, "900px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-mobile]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-mobile]")[0].innerHTML.replace(variable_mobile_value, "899px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[mobile]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[mobile]")[0].innerHTML.replace(mobile_value, "899px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[1].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[1].innerHTML.replace(style_default_mobile_value, "899px");
}
}
}
})(jQuery);
}
function posts_slot_19_category_position(){
//if the page is using body main_tmpl (and not fallback)
if(jQuery("body")[0].className.match(/main_tmpl/)!=null){
post_slot = jQuery("#posts_slot-19")[0];
if(window.innerWidth<600){
category_position_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-mobile]").innerHTML.match(/--category-position-js.+?\;/)[0];
}
else{
category_position_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/--category-position-js.+?\;/)[0];
}
category_position_value = category_position_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
category_position_value = category_position_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
category_position_value = category_position_value.replace(/\;/g,"");
if(category_position_value=="follow-order-content"){
}
else if(category_position_value=="onimage-bottom-right"){
articles = post_slot.querySelectorAll('article');
for(i=0;i
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myquery[0].style.height="";
myquery[0].children[0].style.height="";
myquery[0].children[0].style.display="";
myquery[0].children[0].style.flexDirection = "";
//myquery[0].children[0].style.alignItems = "center";
//post_slot.parentElement.style.alignItems="stretch";
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post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.style.alignItems="stretch";
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post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.style.display="flex";
}
post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.style.flexDirection = "column";
//post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.style.alignItems = "center";
post_slot.parentElement.style.height="100%";
post_slot.style.height="100%";
myquery=jQuery("#posts_slot-19 > div");
myquery[0].style.height="100%";
myquery[0].children[0].style.height="100%";
myquery[0].children[0].style.display="flex";
myquery[0].children[0].style.flexDirection = "column";
//myquery[0].children[0].style.alignItems = "center";
articles = post_slot.querySelectorAll('article');
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const callback = (mutationList, observer) => {
for (const mutation of mutationList) {
my_ad=mutationList[0]['addedNodes'][0];
max_height="";
my_ad.querySelector("img").addEventListener("load", function() {
max_height="";
max_height= my_ad.querySelector("img").offsetHeight;
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max_height="";
observer.disconnect();
});
}
};
const observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
all_ads_WP=jQuery("[data-wpas-zoneid]");
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article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/\;/g,"");
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for(i=0;i titleandbody_height){
document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("body")[0].style.display="none";
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titleandbody_height = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("titleandbody")[0],null).height);
article_height=parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.getElementById(id),null).height);
}
new_article_height=article_height+(title_height-titleandbody_height);
new_titleandbody_height=titleandbody_height+(title_height-titleandbody_height);
if(title_height > titleandbody_height){
document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("titleandbody")[0].style.height=new_titleandbody_height + "px";
document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("titleandbody")[0].style.maxHeight=new_titleandbody_height + "px";
}
}
}
}
}
return true;
}
function posts_slot_19_fit_body(){
if (typeof document.getElementById("posts_slot-19").getElementsByClassName("template_2084_homepage_duo_adula_3") !== 'undefined') {
for(k=0;(k').appendTo('.footer:first');
$('
').appendTo('.footer .overlay');
$('.footer .overlay').css({
'position': 'fixed',
'display': 'flex',
'inset': '0px',
'background': 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)',
'z-index': '9999',
'align-items': 'center',
'justify-content': 'center',
'height': '100vh',
'width': '100vw'
});
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper').css({
'position': 'relative',
'overflow': 'hidden',
});
if ($(window).width() <= 1000 && $(window).width() < $(window).height()) {
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper').css({
'width': '80%',
'padding-top': '50%'
});
} else {
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper').css({
'width': '50%',
'padding-top': '30%'
});
}
var video_href = $(this).attr('ta_videolink');
if (typeof video_href !== 'undefined' && video_href !== '') {
var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
iframe.src = video_href;
iframe.setAttribute('allow', 'autoplay');
var parentElement = document.querySelector('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper');
parentElement.appendChild(iframe);
}
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper iframe').css({
'background': 'rgb(255, 255, 255)',
'box-shadow': 'black 0px 0px 10px 0px',
'position': 'absolute',
'inset': '0px',
'width': '100%',
'height': '100%',
'padding': '20px'
});
$('
×
').appendTo('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper');
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper .overlay_close').css({
'position': 'absolute',
'top': '0',
'right': '0',
'z-index': '999',
'font-size': '24px',
'cursor': 'pointer',
'text-align': 'center',
'display': 'flex',
'align-items': 'center',
'justify-content': 'center',
'height': '24px',
'width': '24px',
'color': 'black',
'font-weight': '700',
'transition': '0.3s ease',
'opacity': '0.5',
});
$('.footer .overlay .iframe-wrapper .overlay_close').hover(function() {
$(this).css({
'opacity': '1',
});
}, function() {
$(this).css({
'opacity': '0.5',
});
});
$('.footer .overlay').show();
$(document).mouseup("click", function(e){
var container = $(".overlay iframe");
if(!container.is(e.target) && container.has(e.target).length === 0){
$('.footer .overlay iframe').remove();
$('.footer .overlay .overlay_close').remove();
$('.footer .overlay style').remove();
$('.footer .overlay').remove();
}
});
}
});
}
function posts_slot_19_tablet_style(){
(function($) {
if($("body")[0].className.match(/main_tmpl/)!=null){
post_slot = $("#posts_slot-19")[0];
tablet_style_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/--tablet-style-js.+?\;/)[0];
tablet_style_value = tablet_style_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
tablet_style_value = tablet_style_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
tablet_style_value = tablet_style_value.replace(/\;/g,"");
if (tablet_style_value != null){
if (tablet_style_value == "pc"){
// To do nothing
} else if (tablet_style_value == "mobile"){
variable_pc_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/min-width.+?\;/)[0];
variable_pc_value = variable_pc_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
variable_pc_value = variable_pc_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
variable_pc_value = variable_pc_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
pc_value = post_slot.querySelector("[pc]").innerHTML.match(/min-width.+?\;/)[0];
pc_value = pc_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
pc_value = pc_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
pc_value = pc_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
style_default_pc_value = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[0].innerHTML.match(/min-width.+?\;/)[0];
style_default_pc_value = style_default_pc_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
style_default_pc_value = style_default_pc_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
style_default_pc_value = style_default_pc_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
variable_mobile_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-mobile]").innerHTML.match(/max-width.+?\;/)[0];
variable_mobile_value = variable_mobile_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
variable_mobile_value = variable_mobile_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
variable_mobile_value = variable_mobile_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
mobile_value = post_slot.querySelector("[mobile]").innerHTML.match(/max-width.+?\;/)[0];
mobile_value = mobile_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
mobile_value = mobile_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
mobile_value = mobile_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
style_default_mobile_value = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[1].innerHTML.match(/max-width.+?\;/)[0];
style_default_mobile_value = style_default_mobile_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
style_default_mobile_value = style_default_mobile_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
style_default_mobile_value = style_default_mobile_value.replace(/\).*/,"");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-pc]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-pc]")[0].innerHTML.replace(variable_pc_value, "900px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[pc]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[pc]")[0].innerHTML.replace(pc_value, "900px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[0].innerHTML.replace(style_default_pc_value, "900px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-mobile]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[variable-mobile]")[0].innerHTML.replace(variable_mobile_value, "899px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[mobile]")[0].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[mobile]")[0].innerHTML.replace(mobile_value, "899px");
post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[1].innerHTML = post_slot.querySelectorAll("[style_default]")[1].innerHTML.replace(style_default_mobile_value, "899px");
}
}
}
})(jQuery);
}
function posts_slot_19_category_position(){
//if the page is using body main_tmpl (and not fallback)
if(jQuery("body")[0].className.match(/main_tmpl/)!=null){
post_slot = jQuery("#posts_slot-19")[0];
if(window.innerWidth<600){
category_position_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-mobile]").innerHTML.match(/--category-position-js.+?\;/)[0];
}
else{
category_position_value = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/--category-position-js.+?\;/)[0];
}
category_position_value = category_position_value.replace(/\s/g,"");
category_position_value = category_position_value.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
category_position_value = category_position_value.replace(/\;/g,"");
if(category_position_value=="follow-order-content"){
}
else if(category_position_value=="onimage-bottom-right"){
articles = post_slot.querySelectorAll('article');
for(i=0;i
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myquery[0].style.height="";
myquery[0].children[0].style.height="";
myquery[0].children[0].style.display="";
myquery[0].children[0].style.flexDirection = "";
//myquery[0].children[0].style.alignItems = "center";
//post_slot.parentElement.style.alignItems="stretch";
//CHANGE STYLE
post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.style.alignItems="stretch";
if(getComputedStyle(post_slot.parentElement.parentElement)['display'] != 'none'){
post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.style.display="flex";
}
post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.style.flexDirection = "column";
//post_slot.parentElement.parentElement.style.alignItems = "center";
post_slot.parentElement.style.height="100%";
post_slot.style.height="100%";
myquery=jQuery("#posts_slot-19 > div");
myquery[0].style.height="100%";
myquery[0].children[0].style.height="100%";
myquery[0].children[0].style.display="flex";
myquery[0].children[0].style.flexDirection = "column";
//myquery[0].children[0].style.alignItems = "center";
articles = post_slot.querySelectorAll('article');
for(i=0;i
/*
const config = { childList: true, subtree: true, attributes: true};
const callback = (mutationList, observer) => {
for (const mutation of mutationList) {
my_ad=mutationList[0]['addedNodes'][0];
max_height="";
my_ad.querySelector("img").addEventListener("load", function() {
max_height="";
max_height= my_ad.querySelector("img").offsetHeight;
if(max_height!=""){
my_ad.style.height=max_height + "px";
}
max_height="";
observer.disconnect();
});
}
};
const observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
all_ads_WP=jQuery("[data-wpas-zoneid]");
for(i=0;i= 600){
article_clickable = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-pc]").innerHTML.match(/--article-clickable-js.+?\;/)[0];
article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/\s/g,"");
article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/\;/g,"");
} else {
article_clickable = post_slot.querySelector("[variable-mobile]").innerHTML.match(/--article-clickable-js.+?\;/)[0];
article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/\s/g,"");
article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/^.+?\:/g,"");
article_clickable = article_clickable.replace(/\;/g,"");
}
if (article_clickable == "active"){
for(i=0;i titleandbody_height){
document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("body")[0].style.display="none";
title_height = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("title")[0],null).height);
titleandbody_height = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("titleandbody")[0],null).height);
article_height=parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.getElementById(id),null).height);
}
new_article_height=article_height+(title_height-titleandbody_height);
new_titleandbody_height=titleandbody_height+(title_height-titleandbody_height);
if(title_height > titleandbody_height){
document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("titleandbody")[0].style.height=new_titleandbody_height + "px";
document.getElementById(id).getElementsByClassName("titleandbody")[0].style.maxHeight=new_titleandbody_height + "px";
}
}
}
}
}
return true;
}
function posts_slot_19_fit_body(){
if (typeof document.getElementById("posts_slot-19").getElementsByClassName("template_2084_mob_homepage_duo_adula_3") !== 'undefined') {
for(k=0;(k 
