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3823 3824 3825 3826 3827<!-- Customer JS ======================================================= -->
3828<script> 3829 /* Custom JS Added Via Theme Settings */ 3830 /* Update navigation based on logged in status */ 3831document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { 3832 // Function to check if user is logged in 3833 function isUserLoggedIn() { 3834 return !!document.querySelector('.user .dropdown'); 3835 } 3836 // Function to hide elements for logged-in users 3837 function hideElementsForLoggedInUsers() { 3838 const elementsToHide = [ 3839 // 1. Courses dropdown 3840 '#block-1727222199102', 3841 // 4. Join the Academy button 3842 'a[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/academy"]' 3843 ]; 3844 elementsToHide.forEach(selector => { 3845 const element = document.querySelector(selector); 3846 if (element) element.style.display = 'none'; 3847 }); 3848 // 2. and 3. 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3876 document.body.appendChild(widgetDiv); 3877}); 3878 3879 3880/* Auto-expand accordions on support if anchor linked */ 3881document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { 3882 // Only run on the support page 3883 if (window.location.pathname === "/support") { 3884 const hash = window.location.hash; 3885 if (hash) { 3886 const target = document.querySelector(hash); 3887 if (target) { 3888 // Optional: scroll into view 3889 target.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "start" }); 3890 3891 // Find and expand accordion if present 3892 const accordionTitle = target.querySelector(".accordion-title"); 3893 const accordionBody = target.querySelector(".accordion-collapse"); 3894 3895 if (accordionTitle && accordionBody) { 3896 const isClosed = 3897 accordionBody.style.display === "" || 3898 accordionBody.style.display === "none" || 3899 getComputedStyle(accordionBody).display === "none"; 3900 if (isClosed) { 3901 accordionTitle.click(); // Simulate click to expand 3902 } 3903 } 3904 } 3905 } 3906 } 3907 }); 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3934 var courseColumn = courseLink && courseLink.closest('.col-4'); 3935 3936 if (courseColumn) { 3937 if (now >= releaseDateTime) { 3938 courseColumn.style.setProperty('display', 'flex', 'important'); 3939 //console.log('[Course Drip] ' + courseUrl + ' is now available'); 3940 } else { 3941 //console.log('[Course Drip] ' + courseUrl + ' hidden until ' + courseSchedule[courseUrl]); 3942 } 3943 } 3944 } 3945 } 3946 3947 // Function to route the Community & Webinars links to the sales pages for Open House participants 3948 function updateNavigationLinks() { 3949 // Check if Open House HQ course tile exists on the library page 3950 var openWeekLink = document.querySelector('a[href="/products/open-house-headquarters"]'); 3951 3952 if (openWeekLink) { 3953 console.log('[Open House] Open House HQ course detected - switching to Open House navigation'); 3954 3955 // Hide normal Community link and show Open House Community link 3956 var normalCommunityLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://community.writingmastery.com"]'); 3957 var openWeekCommunityLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/writing-mastery-community"]'); 3958 3959 if (normalCommunityLink) { 3960 normalCommunityLink.style.display = 'none'; 3961 //console.log('[Open House] Normal Community link hidden'); 3962 } 3963 if (openWeekCommunityLink) { 3964 openWeekCommunityLink.style.display = ''; 3965 //console.log('[Open House] Open House Community link shown'); 3966 } 3967 3968 // Hide normal Webinars link and show Open House Webinars link 3969 var normalWebinarsLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/products/writing-mastery-webinars"]'); 3970 var openWeekWebinarsLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/writing-mastery-webinars"]'); 3971 3972 if (normalWebinarsLink) { 3973 normalWebinarsLink.style.display = 'none'; 3974 //console.log('[Open House] Normal Webinars link hidden'); 3975 } 3976 if (openWeekWebinarsLink) { 3977 openWeekWebinarsLink.style.display = ''; 3978 //console.log('[Open House] Open House Webinars link shown'); 3979 } 3980 } else { 3981 console.log('[Open House] Open House HQ course not found - no changes made'); 3982 } 3983 } 3984 3985 // Run both functions 3986 manageCourses(); 3987 updateNavigationLinks(); 3988 3989 // Run when DOM is ready 3990 if (document.readyState === 'loading') { 3991 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { 3992 manageCourses(); 3993 updateNavigationLinks(); 3994 }); 3995 } 3996 3997 // Also run navigation update after a short delay in case course tiles load dynamically 3998 setTimeout(updateNavigationLinks, 1000); 3999} 4000 4001// Initialize everything 4002showOpenHouseCourses(); 4003 4004 4005/* SAVE THE CAT! 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4007 have Community or Webinars access, so we route those menu links to the sales 4008 pages instead of the real content. Runs independently of the Open House 4009 script so both can coexist. */ 4010function showPreOrderBonusNav() { 4011 'use strict'; 4012 4013 // Course tiles only render on the library page, so course ownership can 4014 // only be detected here. Bail out on every other page. 4015 if (window.location.pathname !== '/library') { 4016 return; 4017 } 4018 4019 // Route the Community & Webinars links to the sales pages for 4020 // Save the Cat! Pre-Order Bonus students. 4021 function updateNavigationLinks() { 4022 // Check if the Save the Cat! Pre-Order Bonus course tile exists 4023 var stcStandalone = document.querySelector('a[href="/products/the-official-save-the-cat-novel-writing-course-pre-order-bonus"]'); 4024 4025 if (stcStandalone) { 4026 console.log('[STC Pre-Order] Pre-Order Bonus course detected - switching to sales-page navigation'); 4027 4028 // Hide normal Community link and show the sales-page Community link 4029 var normalCommunityLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://community.writingmastery.com"]'); 4030 var preOrderCommunityLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/writing-mastery-community"]'); 4031 4032 if (normalCommunityLink) { 4033 normalCommunityLink.style.display = 'none'; 4034 //console.log('[STC Pre-Order] Normal Community link hidden'); 4035 } 4036 if (preOrderCommunityLink) { 4037 preOrderCommunityLink.style.display = ''; 4038 //console.log('[STC Pre-Order] Sales-page Community link shown'); 4039 } 4040 4041 // Hide normal Webinars link and show the sales-page Webinars link 4042 var normalWebinarsLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/products/writing-mastery-webinars"]'); 4043 var preOrderWebinarsLink = document.querySelector('a.link-list__link[href="https://www.writingmastery.com/writing-mastery-webinars"]'); 4044 4045 if (normalWebinarsLink) { 4046 normalWebinarsLink.style.display = 'none'; 4047 //console.log('[STC Pre-Order] Normal Webinars link hidden'); 4048 } 4049 if (preOrderWebinarsLink) { 4050 preOrderWebinarsLink.style.display = ''; 4051 //console.log('[STC Pre-Order] Sales-page Webinars link shown'); 4052 } 4053 } else { 4054 console.log('[STC Pre-Order] Pre-Order Bonus course not found - no changes made'); 4055 } 4056 } 4057 4058 // Run now 4059 updateNavigationLinks(); 4060 4061 // Run when DOM is ready 4062 if (document.readyState === 'loading') { 4063 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateNavigationLinks); 4064 } 4065 4066 // Also run after a short delay in case course tiles load dynamically 4067 setTimeout(updateNavigationLinks, 1000); 4068} 4069 4070// Initialize 4071showPreOrderBonusNav(); 4072 4073</script>
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