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}]); tp.push(["addHandler", "showOffer", function (offerParams) { window.shownOffer = true; // Store some data we might need later. if (typeof offerParams.offerId !== 'undefined') { window.selectedOfferId = offerParams.offerId; } showPianoTarget(offerParams); }]); function handleFullWidthBanner() { $('#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below').css({ border: '1px solid #767676' }); $('#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below').show(); $('#subscription-content').hide(); $('.send-us-your-news-cta').hide(); $('.mega-news-block').hide(); const block = document.getElementById('po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below'); let blockRect = block.getBoundingClientRect(); let startRect = new DOMRect(blockRect.x, blockRect.y + window.scrollY, blockRect.width, blockRect.height); let hasBecomeVisible = true; // change to false to alter the gate positioning behaviour const updateArticleGatePositionBasedOnScroll = function() { if ((window.scrollY) + window.innerHeight > startRect.bottom) { hasBecomeVisible = true; } if (hasBecomeVisible) { if (window.scrollY > startRect.top && window.screen.width >= 768) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('top', '0px'); block.style.setProperty('bottom', 'initial'); block.style.setProperty('margin-left', 'unset'); block.style.setProperty('margin-right', 'unset'); } else if ((window.scrollY) < (startRect.bottom - window.innerHeight) && window.screen.width >= 768) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('bottom', '0px'); block.style.setProperty('top', 'initial'); block.style.setProperty('margin-left', 'unset'); block.style.setProperty('margin-right', 'unset'); } else if ((window.scrollY - 90) < (startRect.bottom - window.innerHeight + 90) && window.screen.width < 768) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('bottom', '90px'); block.style.setProperty('top', 'initial'); block.style.setProperty('margin-left', 'calc(-100vw + 100%)'); block.style.setProperty('margin-right', 'calc(-100vw + 100%)'); } else { block.style.removeProperty('position'); 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} function trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName) { if (this.newrelic && typeof this.newrelic === 'object') { newrelic.setCustomAttribute('user_was_shown_piano_experience', templateName); } } function handleOfferShow(params) { console.log('Piano params', params); // If on the subscription page and the URL has a term ID and offer ID, show the relevant offer. if (typeof location.pathname !== 'undefined' && location.pathname === '/subscribe/') { var offerId = location.search.match(/offer_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); if (offerId !== null && offerId.length > 1) { offerId = offerId[1]; } var termId = location.search.match(/term_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); if (termId !== null && termId.length > 1) { termId = termId[1]; } if (offerId !== null && termId !== null) { tp.offer.show({'termId': termId, 'offerId': offerId}); } } // we are only tracking var templateId = params.templateId; var variantId = params.templateVariantId; if (params.containerSelector !== '#subscription-content' && params.containerSelector !== '#subscription-replace-entire-article' && params.containerSelector !== '#po-inline-articlegate-fullarticle' && params.containerSelector !== '#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle' && params.containerSelector !== '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below' ) { $.get('/ws/piano/templatename/', {template_id: templateId, variant_id: variantId}, function (response) { trackPianoSimplified(params, response.name); }); return; } $.get('/ws/piano/templatename/', {template_id: templateId, variant_id: variantId}, function (response) { trackPiano(params, response.name); }); } function trackPiano(params, templateName) { trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName); if (typeof params.activeMeters === 'string') { activeMeters = JSON.parse(params.activeMeters); } else { activeMeters = params.activeMeters; } var s = window.s; if (!s || !s.pageName) { // console.log("ADB: Setting s from backup"); s = window.backupAdobe; window.s = s; } // this would call when CL3 is a hard gate if (!activeMeters && data_layer.article.content_level === '3') { s.eVar59 = templateName; s.eVar58 = data_layer.article.content_level; s.events = "event91"; s.linkTrackVars="eVar58,eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar79,list3,events"; s.linkTrackEvents="event91"; s.tl(document, 'o', 'Metered Access Notice'); s.events = ''; return; } if (!activeMeters) { return; } var meterData = activeMeters[0]; 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s.events = ''; } /** * Just track the template name in 78 for non-article-interrupts/gates */ function trackPianoSimplified(params, templateName) { trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName); var s = window.s; if (!s || !s.pageName) { // console.log("ADB: Setting s from backup"); s = window.backupAdobe; window.s = s; } s.eVar78 = templateName; s.events = 'event90'; s.linkTrackEvents="event90"; s.linkTrackVars="eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar80,eVar79,list3,eVar78, events"; s.tl(document, 'o', 'Piano Template'); } function raiseLaunchEvent(name) { var e = new Event('launch:piano:' + name); window.dispatchEvent(e); } function removePianoToast() { setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('po-overlay-toast-left').remove() }, 30000) } function showPianoTarget(params) { handleOfferShow(params); trackLocation(); if ($(params.containerSelector).length > 0) { const displayType = $(params.containerSelector).attr('data-display'); if (displayType) { $(params.containerSelector).addClass(`shown-${displayType}`); } else { $(params.containerSelector).addClass('shown'); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-article-inside') { $('#piano-container-inside-article').addClass('shown').removeAttr('style'); } if ($(params.containerSelector).hasClass('piano--block-level') || $(params.containerSelector).hasClass('piano--inside-block')) { $(params.containerSelector).show(); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below') { handleFullWidthBanner(); } if ($(params.containerSelector) === '#subscription-content' || $(params.containerSelector) === '#po-inline-subscribe-page') { $(params.containerSelector).show(); } if (['#piano_blockmodule_target_d', '#po-inline-blocksystem-target-e'].includes(params.containerSelector)) { $('#po-inline-blocksystem-target-e').show(); $('.piano-promo-container').show(); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-toast-left') { removePianoToast() } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlewall-partialarticle-closable') { $('#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle').css('display', 'none'); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlewall-fullarticle-closable') { $('#po-inline-articlegate-fullarticle').css('display', 'none'); } } } /** * Posts the Piano conversion data to the student beans API if the site is either * Herald ScotlanD or The National. * * @param {Object} conversion */ async function subscriptionComplete(conversion) { if (data_layer.site.id !== '308' && data_layer.site.id !== '1106') { return; } await fetch('/ws/public/student-beans/', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(conversion) }); } tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutComplete", function(conversion) { subscriptionComplete(conversion); var s = window.s; s.events = s.apl(s.events, "event4", ",", 1); // Set the subscription counter event. s.events = s.apl(s.events, "purchase", ",", 1); // Set the purchase event. s.products = "Subscription : Metered Access;" + conversion.termId + ";1;"+conversion.chargeAmount; s.purchaseID = conversion.termConversionId; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/complete/'; // wipe out errors s.eVar31 = ''; s.tl(); $.cookie('resourceConverted', conversion.rid, {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); $.cookie('pianoConverted', '1', {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutComplete'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutPaymentError", function(errorData) { var s = window.s; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/error/'; s.eVar31 = errorData.message; s.tl(); raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutPaymentError'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutError", function(errorData) { var s = window.s; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/error/'; s.eVar31 = errorData.message; s.tl(); raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutError'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "startCheckout", function () { var s = window.s; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/payment/'; // wipe out errors s.eVar31 = ''; s.tl(); raiseLaunchEvent('startCheckout'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutClose", function(conversion) { raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutClose'); // Did they abandon the cart? If so: was anything in their cart? if (typeof conversion.state === 'undefined' || conversion.state !== 'close') { return; } if (window.selectedOfferId === null || window.selectedTermId === null) { return; } $.post('/ws/piano/abandoned-cart/', {offer_id: window.selectedOfferId, term_id: window.selectedTermId}); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "meterExpired", function(meterData){ var msg = "<div><b>meterName:</b> " + meterData.meterName + "  |  <b>views:</b> " + meterData.views + "  |  <b>totalViews:</b> " + meterData.totalViews + "  |  <b>viewsLeft:</b> " + meterData.viewsLeft + "  |  <b>maxViews:</b> " + meterData.maxViews + "  |  <b>callback:</b> " + meterData.callback + '</div>'; if ($.cookie('nq-show-piano-viewer') === 'yes') { $('#piano-meter-value').html(msg); $('#piano-meter-display').show(); $('#piano-meter-display-content').append(msg); } var cVal = window.location.href; trackLocation(true); console.log("Piano Meter Expired:", meterData.meterName); if (meterData.meterName === 'CL1 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the bidders to the request manager: bidders.forEach(function(bidder) { requestManager[bidder] = false; }) // a helper function that returns googletag objects corresponding to the slotIDs in the slot objects function _getGPTSlots(apstagSlots) { // get all of the slot IDs that were requested var slotIDs = apstagSlots.map(function(slot) { return slot.slotID; }); // return the slot objects corresponding to the slotIDs return googletag.pubads().getSlots().filter(function(slot) { // return true if the ID of the slot object is in the slotIDs array return slotIDs.indexOf(slot.getSlotElementId()) > -1; }); } function getPETRequest() { googletag.cmd.push(function() { // read the currently defined GPT ad slots for sending to the PET endpoint // defined all GPT ad slots before calling PET var gptSlots = googletag.pubads().getSlots(); var iasPETSlots = []; for (var i = 0; i < gptSlots.length; i++) { var sizes = gptSlots[i].getSizes().map(function(size) { if (size.getWidth && size.getHeight) return 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Photo: Ro Burridge" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/17316834.jpg" alt="Otley look to bring Wharfedale down to the ground. Photo: Ro Burridge" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/otley-rufc/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Otley RUFC</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/sport/23846067.otley-boss-praises-teens-following-wharfedale-defeat/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Otley boss praises teens following derby-day defeat </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23846067" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23846067" data-original-site="Wharfedale Observer" data-rating="3" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23846067"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="40" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-40" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/sport/23831593.otleys-sluggish-start-continues-falling-narrow-home-defeat/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/17293339.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/17293339.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/17293339.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/17293339.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/17218799.jpg" alt="Scrum half Joe Rowntree played his 100th game for Otley on Saturday" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/17218799.jpg" alt="Scrum half Joe Rowntree played his 100th game for Otley on Saturday" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/otley-rufc/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Otley RUFC</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/sport/23784309.leeds-tykes-beat-otley-first-competitive-fixture-years/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Dearest rivals defeat Otley in first competitive fixture in 15 years </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23784309" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23784309" data-original-site="Wharfedale Observer" data-rating="1" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23784309"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="44" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-44" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/sport/23772616.late-heartbreak-otley-despite-second-half-fightback/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/17199992.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/17199992.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/17199992.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/17199992.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/17199992.jpg" alt="Mike Baxter, one of Otley's new signings (picture by Mike Bayly)" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/17199992.jpg" alt="Mike Baxter, one of Otley's new signings (picture by Mike Bayly)" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/otley-rufc/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Otley RUFC</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/sport/23772616.late-heartbreak-otley-despite-second-half-fightback/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Late heartbreak for Otley despite second half fightback </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23772616" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23772616" data-original-site="Wharfedale Observer" data-rating="5" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23772616"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="45" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-45" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/sport/23745744.otley-seal-dominant-pre-season-victory-blaydon/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/17153347.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/17153347.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/17153347.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/17153347.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/17153347.jpg" alt="Duncan Darling scored three tries against Blaydon" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/17153347.jpg" alt="Duncan Darling scored three tries against Blaydon" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/otley-rufc/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Otley RUFC</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/sport/23745744.otley-seal-dominant-pre-season-victory-blaydon/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Otley seal dominant pre-season victory against Blaydon </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23745744" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23745744" data-original-site="Wharfedale Observer" data-rating="3" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23745744"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="46" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-46" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/sport/23497354.otley-fall-final-day-defeat-secure-strong-finish/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16736152.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16736152.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16736152.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16736152.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16736152.jpg" alt="Alex Johnson about to score his first try for Otley (picture by Chris Hyslop)" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16736152.jpg" alt="Alex Johnson about to score his first try for Otley (picture by Chris Hyslop)" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/otley-rufc/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Otley RUFC</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/sport/23497354.otley-fall-final-day-defeat-secure-strong-finish/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Otley fall to final day defeat but secure strong finish </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23497354" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23497354" data-original-site="Wharfedale Observer" data-rating="5" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23497354"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="47" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-47" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/sport/23482179.otley-look-hang-fourth-place-despite-home-defeat/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16711728.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16711728.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16711728.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16711728.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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'Enabled' : 'Disabled'; s.prop58 = $('[data-name="Feature Article Block B"]').data('variant'); s.prop59 = getRefFromCookie(); s.prop60 = getPositionFromCookie(); s.prop73 = $.cookie('adtiming'); var eVar67 = []; if ($.cookie('consentUUID')) { eVar67.push('yes'); } else { eVar67.push('no'); } if ($.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads') === 'true') { eVar67.push('yes'); } else if ($.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads') === 'false') { eVar67.push('no'); } else { eVar67.push('none'); } if ($.cookie('_sp_legitimate_interests') === 'true') { eVar67.push('yes'); } else if ($.cookie('_sp_legitimate_interests') === 'false') { eVar67.push('no'); } else { eVar67.push('none'); } //if ($.cookie('euconsent')) { // eVar67.push($.cookie('euconsent')); //} else { // eVar67.push('none'); //} s.eVar67 = eVar67.join(','); // console.log('ADB: setting eVar67 to %s', eVar67.join(',')); if ($.cookie('prev-tcf-v2')) { // console.log('ADB: Setting eVar68 to ', $.cookie('prev-tcf-v2')); s.eVar68 = $.cookie('prev-tcf-v2'); } if (typeof iabNames !== 'undefined') { s.prop29 = iabNames.join(','); } else if (typeof iabIds !== 'undefined') { s.prop29 = iabIds.join(','); } if (s.prop20 && s.prop20 !== 'no value') { s.prop21 = s.getPercentPageViewed(); } else { s.prop21 = ''; } if (typeof __siren !== 'undefined') { s.eVar27 = __siren; } s.prop22 = s.getDaysSinceLastVisit('s_lv'); s.prop43=getOmnitureTrackingFromCookie('ref', prop43); s.prop25 = '' s.prop27 = ''; s.prop30 = getOmnitureTrackingFromCookie('prop30', prop30); s.linkInternalFilters="javascript:,wharfedaleobserver.co.uk,fish4.co.uk,adsys.newsquest.co.uk,www.exchangeandmart.co.uk,www.communigate.co.uk," s.eVar61=(new Date()).toLocaleDateString("en-GB"); s.eVar62=(new Date()).toLocaleDateString("en-GB"); /* Article-site-cloning data */ s.eVar90 = window.data_layer.article.parent_originating_site_id; s.eVar91 = window.data_layer.article.originating_article_id; s.eVar92 = window.data_layer.article.is_original_to_site; s.eVar95 = window.data_layer.site.using_piano_id; s.eVar106 = ''; /* Uber block article counts */ s.eVar93 = window.data_layer.page.top_stories_article_count + ':' + window.data_layer.page.interstitial_article_count + ':' + window.data_layer.page.news_stories_article_count; /* Conversion Variables */ s.campaign="" s.state="" s.zip="" s.events="" s.products="" s.purchaseID="" s.eVar14="" try { s.list3=getValidatedAPList(); } catch (e) { // do nothing } // Initial fotorama tracking. var moduleType = null; if (s.prop5 === 'ArticleModule' || s.prop5 == 'PropertyModuleReplacement' || s.prop5 === 'BlockArticleModule') { moduleType = 'article'; } else if (s.prop5 === 'PictureGalleryModule') { moduleType = 'gallery'; } if (moduleType === 'article' || moduleType === 'gallery') { var imagePath = ''; if ($('.fotorama').length > 0) { // Get the first Fotorama image. try { var el = $('.fotorama').data('fotorama').data[0].html; var url = $(el).find('div').css('background-image'); imagePath = url.replace('url(','').replace(')','').replace(/\"/gi, ""); } catch (e) { } } else { // If there's just one image (i.e. it's not a gallery), find its path. var imagePathSingle = $('#mainImage').attr('src'); if (typeof imagePathSingle !== 'undefined') { imagePath = imagePathSingle.split('.')[0] + '/'; } } var imageParts = imagePath.split('/'); if (imageParts.length > 1) { s.eVar37 = imageParts[imageParts.length - 2]; s.prop37 = imageParts[imageParts.length - 2]; s.events = s.apl(s.events, 'event7', ',', 2); } s.eVar36 = moduleType; s.prop36 = moduleType; } // Education pages. if (s.prop5 === 'ResponsiveEducationModule') { // School profile page. if ($('#eduOverview').length > 0) { s.eVar40 = $('#eduOverview').data('school-status'); s.prop40 = s.eVar40; s.prop41 = 'edu-' + $('#eduOverview').data('school-urn'); s.prop46 = $('#town').text(); } // Comparison page. if ($('#eduComparisonTable').length > 0) { s.list1 = ''; } // Results page. if ($('.school-results').length > 0) { s.list1 = ''; // Track the search criteria. s.prop44 = ''; s.prop45 = "".toLowerCase(); s.prop46 = "".toLowerCase(); s.prop49 = ''; s.prop50 = ''; s.prop51 = ''; s.eVar2 = s.prop50; var newSearch = false; if (newSearch) { s.events = s.apl(s.events, 'event17', ',', 1); } } } //New Property module if (s.prop5 === 'ResponsivePropertyModule') { /* Use prop42 for single and list pages, for list pages use hyphen separate lists of id's */ //Property's all over the place (homepage, searches etc - HOM-133 //Property Detail - HOM-131, HOM-134, HOM-130 //Contact us submissions - HOM-137 if($('#propertyModule.agent-details').length > 0) { //Add a click handler for a.contact-detail } } // is their a video tag on the page? if ($('.exco-embed').length > 0) { console.log('VID: setting tracking for event50'); s.events = s.apl(s.events, 'event50', ',', 1); } var foundAutoPlayVid = false; $('.jw-outer').each(function (a, domEle) { if ($(this).data('multimedia-block') === 'no' && !foundAutoPlayVid) { console.log('VID: setting tracking for event51'); s.events = s.apl(s.events, 'event51', ',', 1); foundAutoPlayVid = true; } }); s.eVar66 = 'Ad-Full'; // var eVar65Copy = s.getValOnce(s.eVar65, "ev65", 0); // if (eVar65Copy !== '' && s.prop20.indexOf("/my/subscription/activate/") > -1) { // s.events = s.apl(s.events, "event4", ",", 1); // Set the subscription counter event. // s.events = s.apl(s.events, "purchase", ",", 1); // Set the purchase event. // s.products = "Subscription : Metered Access;" + eVar65Copy + ";1;"; // s.purchaseID = ""; // } if(qs.get('action') === 'success' && (s.prop5 === 'ArticleModule' || s.prop5 === 'BMDModule' || s.prop5 === 'BlockArticleModule')) { s.events=s.apl(s.events,'event9',',',2) } /* Hierarchy Variables */ s.hier1="newsquest," + "Bradford" + ",www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk," + path[6].replace(/\//,","); if (typeof MartiniFotorama !== 'undefined') { MartiniFotorama.loadOmniture(s); } s.prop39 = "0"; // Tracking usage of Bytecast audio embeds in articles. s.eVar82 = 'no'; s.eVar83 = ''; console.log('ADB: starting'); /************* DO NOT ALTER ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE ! **************/ if (qs.get('callback') !== 'in' && navigator.userAgent.toString().toLowerCase().indexOf('googlebot') === -1) { var s_code=s.t(); var backupAdobe = s; if(s_code)document.write(s_code) } //--></script>  <script src="//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script> <script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script> </html>

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