Comments on: WordPress: If ($the_content) exists http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/ Advertising and Marketing agency located in Northwest Arkansas providing easily attainable, creative solutions for any outlet in any stage of growth. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doc4 http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Doc4 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:17:52 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-1117 Alan, Because $the_content is a reserved tag specific to WordPress. Think of it this way, WordPress has pre-determined what should be happening when we use this tag and this not one of the ways which we are allowed to use it. Alan,

Because $the_content is a reserved tag specific to WordPress. Think of it this way, WordPress has pre-determined what should be happening when we use this tag and this not one of the ways which we are allowed to use it.

]]> By: Alan http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Alan Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:55:40 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-1116 Why is it that just using $the_content in the "if" requirement part will not work? Why is it that just using $the_content in the “if” requirement part will not work?

]]> By: Sasi http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Sasi Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:49:25 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-1080 There is a tag that returns the string for the_content() It's called: get_the_content() --- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/if-content-exists --- I myself do an if (empty($var)) check on it. That's all. There is a tag that returns the string for the_content()
It’s called: get_the_content()
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http://wordpress.org/support/topic/if-content-exists
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I myself do an if (empty($var)) check on it. That’s all.

]]> By: Alan http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Alan Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:52:16 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-930 Ahhh, thank you very much. A little tip though, for front end developers like myself, it can become a huge burden dealing with code written inside out like that, with html inside of the php. I know a lot of programmers for whatever reason prefer to do it that way, but it seriously cripples a designers ability to shape the php generated raw data into an actual website. Ahhh, thank you very much. A little tip though, for front end developers like myself, it can become a huge burden dealing with code written inside out like that, with html inside of the php. I know a lot of programmers for whatever reason prefer to do it that way, but it seriously cripples a designers ability to shape the php generated raw data into an actual website.

]]> By: Doc4 http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Doc4 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:49:44 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-900 Bjarne, Glad I could help, can you reprint the changes you made for others to see? Thank you. Please be sure and wrap any code within the "code" tags for it to display properly in the comments. Bjarne,

Glad I could help, can you reprint the changes you made for others to see? Thank you.

Please be sure and wrap any code within the “code” tags for it to display properly in the comments.

]]> By: Bjarne Christensen http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Bjarne Christensen Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:31:06 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-899 Just wanted to say thanks... This piece of code is very useful. I edited it a bit; post_content ) { ?> Just wanted to say thanks… This piece of code is very useful.

I edited it a bit;

post_content ) { ?>

]]> By: Martha http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Martha Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:52 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-222 heh. never mind. It's late and my brain is failing. Your code is 100% perfect. I don't know why I thought I had to change that line -- it didn't make sense when I did it and then I didn't really believe it when it worked. And, sure enough, my "fix" was actually breaking it. In any case, thanks!! heh. never mind. It’s late and my brain is failing. Your code is 100% perfect. I don’t know why I thought I had to change that line — it didn’t make sense when I did it and then I didn’t really believe it when it worked. And, sure enough, my “fix” was actually breaking it.

In any case, thanks!!

]]> By: Martha http://www.doc4design.com/articles/if-content-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Martha Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:09:25 +0000 http://www.doc4design.com/wp/?p=714#comment-221 Thank you! I've been searching for the easiest way to test for empty post content. Figured there would be some kind of built-in conditional tag, but as you pointed out, no such luck. I did have to make one change to your code though. In that first line I had to change the single equals sign to a double. Before that the statement wasn't working; after that I seem to be on my way to success. Thank you! I’ve been searching for the easiest way to test for empty post content. Figured there would be some kind of built-in conditional tag, but as you pointed out, no such luck.

I did have to make one change to your code though. In that first line I had to change the single equals sign to a double. Before that the statement wasn’t working; after that I seem to be on my way to success.

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