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/*
 * Implements hook_preprocess_node
 */
function theme_preprocess_node(&$variables, $hook) {

  switch ($variables['type']) {   
    case 'news':

      // ADD LINK TO NEWS DATA - HOMEPAGE
      if($variables['teaser'] == true && isset($variables['content']['title']['#items']['0']['value'])) {
        // GET NODE TITLE, DATE AND NODE URL
        $orgdate = $variables['content']['post_date']['#items']['0']['value'];
        $orgtitle = strip_tags($variables['content']['title']['#items']['0']['value']);
        $linktonode = $variables['node_url'];

        // NEW TITLE + DATE VARIABLE
        $newtitle = '<div class="teasertitle">' . $orgtitle . '</div> <div class="teaserdate">'. $orgdate.'</div>';

        // ADD NODE URL TO DATE
        $variables['content']['title']['0']['#markup'] = '<a href="'. $linktonode .'" class="title-date">'. $newtitle .'</a>';

      }  
    break;
  }

}