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WordPress From Bootstrap to WordPress Create Bootstrap Styled Theme Templates Creating a Static Page Template with Sidebar

Posted by Pierre Smith
Pierre Smith
11,842 Points

syntax error with php if statement...

I'm trying to get run an if statement against the page title so that my sidebar changes depending on the title of the page.

what am I doing wrong.

here's my code.

<?php if ( get_the_title() == 'Job Classes' ); ?>

    <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
        <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
            <li role="presentation" class="active"><a href="#classes">Job Classes</a></li>
            <li role="presentation"><a href="#aba">ABA</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>


<?php else : ?> 

    <?php if ( dynamic_sidebar( 'archive' ) ); ?>

<?php endif; ?>

2 Answers

Pierre Smith
Pierre Smith
11,842 Points

I put a semi colon instead of a colon on line 1.

Ted Sumner
PLUS
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

you have to enclose your if code and else code in {}

Pierre Smith
Pierre Smith
11,842 Points

Thanks for the reply. But it ended up being because I have a semi colon instead of a colon on my line 1.

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

It must be a Wordpress thing. I have not seen that syntax before.

Michael Hazani
Michael Hazani
1,043 Points

Ted Sumner: not a Wordpress thing, it's pretty standard php syntax; you can define conditionals either with brackets or with colons and "endifs", "endwhiles" etc. Makes for less cumbersome integration with HTML, for one thing. http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php