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Caroline Forslund
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Caroline Forslund
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Caroline Forslund
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Settings page turns blank when I insert if-statement

Everything seems to be right. I put in my if-statement and I get this error from WP_DEBUG:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'else' (T_ELSE) in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/localwp.com/wp-content/plugins/wpgithub-statistics/inc/options-page-wrapper.php on line 55

I can't see what I do different from the instruction video. My code in options-page-wrapper.php looks like this:

<h3><?php esc_attr_e( 'GitHub Statistics Plugin Settings Page', 'wp_admin_style' ); ?></h3>

<div class="wrap">

    <div id="icon-options-general" class="icon32"></div>
    <h2><?php esc_attr_e( "Let's get started", 'wp_admin_style' ); ?></h2>

    <div id="poststuff">

        <div id="post-body" class="metabox-holder columns-2">

            <!-- main content -->
            <div id="post-body-content">

                <div class="meta-box-sortables ui-sortable">

                    <?php if( !isset( $wpgithub_statistics_username ) || $wpgithub_statistics_username == '' ); ?>

                        <div class="postbox">

                            <div class="handlediv" title="Click to toggle"><br></div>
                            <!-- Toggle -->

                            <h3 class="hndle"><span><?php esc_attr_e( 'My GitHub Account', 'wp_admin_style' ); ?></span>
                            </h3>

                            <div class="inside">

                                <form name="wpgithub_statistics_username" method="post" action="">

                                <input type="hidden" name="wpgithub_statistics_form_submitted" value="Y" />

                                    <table class="form-table">
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>
                                                <label for="wpgithub_statistics_username">GitHub User Name</label>
                                            </td>
                                            <td>
                                                <input name="wpgithub_statistics_username" 
                                                id="wpgithub_statistics_username"
                                                type="text" value="" class="regular-text" />
                                            </td>
                                        </tr>
                                    </table>

                                    <input class="button-primary" type="submit" name="Example" value="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Update user' ); ?>" />

                                </form>
                            </div>
                            <!-- .inside -->

                        </div>
                        <!-- .postbox -->

                    <?php else; ?>

                        <div class="postbox">

                            <div class="handlediv" title="Click to toggle"><br></div>
                            <!-- Toggle -->

                            <h3 class="hndle"><span><?php esc_attr_e( 'My Organization', 'wp_admin_style' ); ?></span>
                            </h3>

                            <div class="inside">
                                <p>Below are the projects within your organization</p>  
                            </div>
                            <!-- .inside -->

                        </div>
                        <!-- .postbox -->

                    <?php endif; ?>

                </div>
                <!-- .meta-box-sortables .ui-sortable -->

            </div>
            <!-- post-body-content -->

            <!-- sidebar -->
            <div id="postbox-container-1" class="postbox-container">

                <div class="meta-box-sortables">

                    <div class="postbox">

                        <div class="handlediv" title="Click to toggle"><br></div>
                        <!-- Toggle -->

                        <h3 class="hndle"><span><?php esc_attr_e(
                                    'Your GitHub Profile', 'wp_admin_style'
                                ); ?></span></h3>

                        <div class="inside">
                            <img width="120px" src="<?php echo $plugin_url . '/images/carrolin.jpg'; ?>" />
                            <p>
                                Carro Forslund
                            </p>
                        </div>
                        <!-- .inside -->

                    </div>
                    <!-- .postbox -->

                </div>
                <!-- .meta-box-sortables -->

            </div>
            <!-- #postbox-container-1 .postbox-container -->

        </div>
        <!-- #post-body .metabox-holder .columns-2 -->

        <br class="clear">
    </div>
    <!-- #poststuff -->

</div> <!-- .wrap -->

1 Answer

Will Weinsoff
Will Weinsoff
Courses Plus Student 54 Points

Try taking a look at this http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/tip-for-streamlining-your-php-ifstatements

I'm still a novice, but I think you should try replacing the semicolons after if and else to be colons. From the error it sounds like the parser thought your statement was over too early.