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fectio1

I want to display the content if it is available and if not display "coming soon"

Is this right? It works, I just want to make sure it is the correct way and most efficient way.

<?php if($content = $post->post_content ) {
  echo "<span class='titles'>Description:";
  echo "</span>";
  echo the_content();
} else {
 echo "<span class='titles'>Coming Soon</span>";
} ?>

jamy_za

I think you're statement will always be true since you're declaring a variable within that if. 1 = is declaration, two is equal to.

Also, you need to see what $post->post_content would look like if it was empty, is it an empty string?

If it's an empty string the statement would start with:

<?php if($post->post_content != '' ) {

Otherwise it would be:

<?php if($post->post_content ) {

fectio1

It is an empty string. Basically I want to get

the_content

if any content exist. If it does not, I want to get "Coming Soon"

I was just making sure it was clean or if there was a better way. Thanks!

jamy_za

If the_content() doesn't exist and it returns an empty string, you should have this:

<?php if($post->post_content != '' ) {
  echo "<span class='titles'>Description:</span>";
  the_content();
} else {
 echo "<span class='titles'>Coming Soon</span>";
} ?>

fectio1

Awesome! Thanks so much for the help. Sincerely appreciated.

fectio1

If you dont mind? What is the difference between besides $content being a variable.

<?php if($content = $post->post_content )

<?php if($post->post_content != '' )

jamy_za

if($content = $post->post_content )

will always be true. You are defining a variable.

$a = 10;
$b = 20;

if ( $a = $b ) {
	 echo 'true';
} else {
	 echo 'false';
}

You will get true every time, because you are setting the variable, not asking if $a is equal to $b. You are saying $a IS $b, and it goes 'well, that's true'.

As for the != '' thing, I'm not 100% sure if php sees an empty string as truey or not (I'm more of a js guy, but php and js are basically the same). Now that I think about it, it probably doesn't, so you could just go:

if($post->post_content)

but just be sure to check that it gives you the result you want.

fectio1

Thanks a lot for explaining it. It worked both ways. So I am assuming the !='' is saying this is empty. I have been schooled :)

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