/**
* Nyasa Times category archive H1 cleanup.
* Removes "Category:" / "Category archives:" style headings
* and replaces key category headings with SEO-friendly names.
*/
add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', function( $title ) {
if ( ! is_category() ) {
return $title;
}
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $term || empty( $term->slug ) ) {
return $title;
}
$titles = array(
'news' => 'Latest Malawi News',
'national' => 'Malawi National News',
'politics' => 'Malawi Politics News',
'business' => 'Malawi Business & Economy News',
'sports' => 'Malawi Sports News',
'education' => 'Malawi Education News',
'health' => 'Malawi Health News',
'entertainment' => 'Malawi Entertainment News',
'columns' => 'Malawi Opinion & Analysis',
'religious-news' => 'Malawi Religion & Faith News',
'religion' => 'Malawi Religion & Faith News',
);
if ( isset( $titles[ $term->slug ] ) ) {
return $titles[ $term->slug ];
}
return single_cat_title( '', false );
}, 99 );
/**
* Remove WordPress archive prefixes.
*/
add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title_prefix', '__return_empty_string' );
/**
* Nyasa Times AIOSEO category title overrides.
*/
add_filter( 'aioseo_title', function( $title ) {
if ( ! is_category() ) {
return $title;
}
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $term || empty( $term->slug ) ) {
return $title;
}
$seo_titles = array(
'news' =>
'Latest Malawi News | Breaking Updates & Public Interest Stories | Nyasa Times',
'national' =>
'Malawi National News | Latest Local & Public Affairs | Nyasa Times',
'politics' =>
'Malawi Politics News | Government, Parliament & Elections | Nyasa Times',
'business' =>
'Malawi Business News | Economy, Banking, Trade & Jobs | Nyasa Times',
'sports' =>
'Malawi Sports News | Football, Netball & National Teams | Nyasa Times',
'education' =>
'Malawi Education News | Schools, Universities & Exams | Nyasa Times',
'health' =>
'Malawi Health News | Hospitals, Public Health & Medicine | Nyasa Times',
'entertainment' =>
'Malawi Entertainment News | Music, Culture & Events | Nyasa Times',
'columns' =>
'Malawi Opinion & Analysis | Columns & Commentary | Nyasa Times',
'religious-news' =>
'Malawi Religion & Faith News | Churches & Community | Nyasa Times',
'religion' =>
'Malawi Religion & Faith News | Churches & Community | Nyasa Times',
);
if ( isset( $seo_titles[ $term->slug ] ) ) {
return $seo_titles[ $term->slug ];
}
return $title;
}, 99 );
/**
* Nyasa Times category meta descriptions for AIOSEO.
*/
add_filter( 'aioseo_description', function( $description ) {
if ( ! is_category() ) {
return $description;
}
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $term || empty( $term->slug ) ) {
return $description;
}
$descriptions = array(
'news' =>
'Latest Malawi news, breaking updates, public-interest stories, community developments and national reports from Nyasa Times.',
'national' =>
'Read Malawi national news, public affairs, local updates, government services and community stories from Nyasa Times.',
'politics' =>
'Latest Malawi politics news, elections, Parliament, government decisions, party updates, policy debate and analysis from Nyasa Times.',
'business' =>
'Read Malawi business news, economy, banking, trade, investment, energy, agriculture, jobs and market updates from Nyasa Times.',
'sports' =>
'Latest Malawi sports news, football, netball, athletics, clubs, national teams and Malawian athletes at home and abroad.',
'education' =>
'Malawi education news on schools, universities, exams, scholarships, teachers, students, policy updates and learning developments.',
'health' =>
'Malawi health news on hospitals, public health, disease outbreaks, medicine, maternal health, children’s health and health policy.',
'entertainment' =>
'Malawi entertainment news on music, culture, film, fashion, celebrities, festivals, events and creative industry updates.',
'columns' =>
'Read Malawi opinion, columns, editorials and analysis on politics, governance, business, society, leadership and development.',
'religious-news' =>
'Malawi religious news, church updates, faith events, Christian community stories, religious leaders and social impact coverage.',
'religion' =>
'Malawi religious news, church updates, faith events, Christian community stories, religious leaders and social impact coverage.',
);
if ( isset( $descriptions[ $term->slug ] ) ) {
return $descriptions[ $term->slug ];
}
return $description;
}, 99 );
/**
* Display category description before the article list
* when the theme does not output it.
*/
add_action( 'loop_start', function( $query ) {
if (
! is_category() ||
! $query->is_main_query() ||
is_admin()
) {
return;
}
static $shown = false;
if ( $shown ) {
return;
}
$shown = true;
$description = category_description();
if ( empty( trim( wp_strip_all_tags( $description ) ) ) ) {
return;
}
echo '
';
echo wp_kses_post( $description );
echo '
';
} );/**
* NYASA TIMES SEO + ARCHIVE FIX
*
*/
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
exit;
}
/**
* -------------------------------------------------------
* 1. CATEGORY CONFIGURATION
* -------------------------------------------------------
*/
function nyasa_category_seo_data() {
return array(
'news' => array(
'h1' => 'Latest Malawi News',
'title' => 'Latest Malawi News | Breaking Updates & Public Interest Stories | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Latest Malawi news, breaking updates, public-interest stories, community developments and national reports from Nyasa Times.',
),
'national' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi National News',
'title' => 'Malawi National News | Latest Local & Public Affairs | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Read Malawi national news, public affairs, local updates, government services and community stories from Nyasa Times.',
),
'politics' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Politics News',
'title' => 'Malawi Politics News | Government, Parliament & Elections | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Latest Malawi politics news, elections, Parliament, government decisions, party updates, policy debate and analysis from Nyasa Times.',
),
'business' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Business & Economy News',
'title' => 'Malawi Business News | Economy, Banking & Markets | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Read Malawi business news, economy, banking, trade, investment, energy, agriculture, jobs and market updates from Nyasa Times.',
),
'sports' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Sports News',
'title' => 'Malawi Sports News | Football, Netball & National Teams | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Latest Malawi sports news, football, netball, athletics, clubs, national teams and Malawian athletes at home and abroad.',
),
'education' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Education News',
'title' => 'Malawi Education News | Schools, Universities & Exams | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Malawi education news on schools, universities, exams, scholarships, teachers, students, policy updates and learning developments.',
),
'health' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Health News',
'title' => 'Malawi Health News | Healthcare & Public Health | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Malawi health news on hospitals, public health, disease outbreaks, medicine, maternal health, children’s health and health policy.',
),
'entertainment' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Entertainment News',
'title' => 'Malawi Entertainment News | Music, Culture & Celebrities | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Malawi entertainment news on music, culture, film, fashion, celebrities, festivals, events and creative industry updates.',
),
'columns' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Opinion & Analysis',
'title' => 'Malawi Opinion & Analysis | Columns & Commentary | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Read Malawi opinion, columns, editorials and analysis on politics, governance, business, society, leadership and development.',
),
'religious-news' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Religion & Faith News',
'title' => 'Malawi Religion & Faith News | Churches & Community | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Malawi religious news, church updates, faith events, Christian community stories, religious leaders and social impact coverage.',
),
'religion' => array(
'h1' => 'Malawi Religion & Faith News',
'title' => 'Malawi Religion & Faith News | Churches & Community | Nyasa Times',
'desc' => 'Malawi religious news, church updates, faith events, Christian community stories, religious leaders and social impact coverage.',
),
);
}
/**
* -------------------------------------------------------
* 2. FIX VISIBLE CATEGORY H1
* -------------------------------------------------------
*
* Converts:
* Category archives: Latest Malawi News
*
* Into:
* Latest Malawi News
*/
add_filter(
'get_the_archive_title',
function ( $title, $original_title = '', $prefix = '' ) {
if ( ! is_category() ) {
return $title;
}
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $term || empty( $term->slug ) ) {
return $title;
}
$data = nyasa_category_seo_data();
if ( isset( $data[ $term->slug ]['h1'] ) ) {
return esc_html( $data[ $term->slug ]['h1'] );
}
return single_cat_title( '', false );
},
999,
3
);
/**
* Remove WordPress archive prefixes.
*/
add_filter(
'get_the_archive_title_prefix',
'__return_empty_string',
999
);
/**
* -------------------------------------------------------
* 3. FIX AIOSEO CATEGORY TITLES
* -------------------------------------------------------
*
* Prevents titles such as:
* "Malawi Latest Malawi News News..."
*/
add_filter(
'aioseo_title',
function ( $title ) {
/*
* Category titles
*/
if ( is_category() ) {
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( $term && ! empty( $term->slug ) ) {
$data = nyasa_category_seo_data();
if ( isset( $data[ $term->slug ]['title'] ) ) {
return $data[ $term->slug ]['title'];
}
}
}
/*
* Article titles
*
* Converts:
* Article headline - Featured News Malawi | Nyasa Times
*
* Into:
* Article headline | Nyasa Times
*/
if ( is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_title() )
. ' | Nyasa Times';
}
return $title;
},
999
);
/**
* -------------------------------------------------------
* 4. FIX AIOSEO CATEGORY META DESCRIPTIONS
* -------------------------------------------------------
*/
add_filter(
'aioseo_description',
function ( $description ) {
if ( ! is_category() ) {
return $description;
}
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $term || empty( $term->slug ) ) {
return $description;
}
$data = nyasa_category_seo_data();
if ( isset( $data[ $term->slug ]['desc'] ) ) {
return $data[ $term->slug ]['desc'];
}
return $description;
},
999
);
/**
* -------------------------------------------------------
* 5. DISPLAY CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
* -------------------------------------------------------
*
* Shows the short SEO introduction above the article list.
*/
add_action(
'loop_start',
function ( $query ) {
if (
is_admin()
|| ! is_category()
|| ! $query->is_main_query()
) {
return;
}
static $nyasa_description_shown = false;
if ( $nyasa_description_shown ) {
return;
}
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $term || empty( $term->slug ) ) {
return;
}
$data = nyasa_category_seo_data();
if ( ! isset( $data[ $term->slug ]['desc'] ) ) {
return;
}
$nyasa_description_shown = true;
echo '';
echo '
';
echo esc_html( $data[ $term->slug ]['desc'] );
echo '
';
echo '
';
},
5
);
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Malawi Police in Thyolo have arrested village headman Gumbi for allegedly cultivating marijuana locally known as chamba in the district.
Village headman Gumbi was arrested following a tip-off.-Photo credit Police
According to a police statement, the suspect was arrested following a tip-off.
He was cultivating the Chamba at his backyard and Police uprooted 278 plants.
“We have uprooted the Indian hemp which his was cultivating behind his house,” a statement from Thyolo police public relations office said.
Police has been taken to the herb for tests and are reminding the general public that that cultivating Indian hemp is a crime.
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