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/*
 * information used to create the needed functions found here https://webdevstudios.com/2015/10/06/buddypress-adding-custom-notifications/
 *
 * hooks a code within functions modified to my needs to work with rtmedia
 */
 
/* --- Custom Notifications --- */
// this is to add a fake component to BuddyPress. A registered component is needed to add notifications
function custom_filter_notifications_get_registered_components( $component_names = array() ) {
	

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// number of posts to display
$count = 20;
		
// post type podcasts
$podcasts = get_posts( 
  	array( 
		'fields'		=> 'ids',
		'post_type'		=> array( 'podcast' ),
		'post_status'		=> array( 'publish' ),
		'posts_per_page'        => $count,

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/*
 *
 * description: filters the menu items for empty categories on the front end only
 *
 * purpose: to allow future used categories to be added to the menu but not displayed on front end if empty
 *
 * based on code found on wordpress.stackexchange - http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/147368/10907
 *
 * My Improvements:
 * 1. filtering based on menu_item->objectid and cat->id instead of titles which can be changed for the menu