Hi,

i'm trying to customize how posts are displayed on homepage, in the process i have updated the functions file and its working fine,

target - i want to show post featured image before the post title, and i did that by adding the code in functions.php. but i have to remove the featured image which is part of the original code which exist in "bfa_post_bodycopy" function in bfa_post_parts.php. i just removed the 1 line from the function (line 150)

PHP Code:

<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"> <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a>

so i did that and it worked.

Problem - but after that i'm facing the a strange issue, now all my post titles are added a "2>" in the end, its also appearing on single post page. i thought i have made some changes in other code so i replaced the code from theme files, but the issue is not resolved.

so i deleted the theme from wordpress and reinstalled it end just downloaded the bfa_post_parts.php and added a new blank line in function and uploaded it again and their you go the "2>" appears on all post/page titles.

check the image attached to see the issue.

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what code did you add to functions.php and where did you add it.
this is probably a php/html coding error.

Thanks for your prompt reply.

just did a clean install on one of my dev server.

added a blank line to "bfa_post_parts.php" in function bfa_post_bodycopy and uploaded file back.

and their you go "2>" added to post title.

Instead of editing theme files which will have to be redone if you update the theme I wouls suggest using the "Code Snippets" plugin which let's you add to the functions.php file without editing it directly. Then you could use CSS to hide what you don't want to see.

where did you add the blank line? without context I have no idea, but I assume you have messed up the code some way.

How proficient are you with mixing HTML and PHP?

below is the code from my bfa_post_parts.php

only 1 line of code removed from the original code at line 150 which is " <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"> <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a>"

i'm customizing themes since last 3-4 years.

PHP Code:

<?php
function bfa_post_kicker($before = '<div class="post-kicker">', $after = '</div>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata;
    
    // don't display on WP Email pages
    if(intval(get_query_var('email')) != 1) {
        
        if( (is_home() AND $bfa_ata['post_kicker_home'] != "") OR
        (is_page() AND $bfa_ata['post_kicker_page'] != "") OR
        (is_single() AND $bfa_ata['post_kicker_single'] != "") OR
        ( (is_archive() OR is_search() OR is_author() OR is_tag()) AND $bfa_ata['post_kicker_multi'] != "") ) {
            
            echo $before;
            
            if ( is_home() )         $kickertype = 'post_kicker_home'; 
            elseif ( is_page() )     $kickertype = 'post_kicker_page'; 
            elseif ( is_single() )     $kickertype = 'post_kicker_single'; 
            else                     $kickertype = 'post_kicker_multi'; 
            
            echo bfa_postinfo($bfa_ata[$kickertype]);
            
            echo $after;        
        }
    }
}

function bfa_post_headline($before = '<div class="post-headline">', $after = '</div>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata, $post;

//  Case 1 - 'Use Post / Page Options' is no, then just use the post/page title
    if ($bfa_ata['page_post_options'] == 'No') {
        echo $before; 
        ?><h<?php echo $bfa_ata['h_posttitle']; ?>><?php 
            if ( is_single() OR is_page() ) {
                the_title(); ?></h><?php echo $bfa_ata['h_posttitle']; ?>><?php
            } else { ?>
                <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php _e('Permanent Link to ','atahualpa') . the_title_attribute('echo=1') ?>">
                <?php the_title(); ?></a></h><?php echo $bfa_ata['h_posttitle']; ?>><?php
            }
        echo $after;
        return;
    }
//  Case 2 - 'Use Post / Page Options' is Yes, then use the BFA title
    if ( is_single() OR is_page() ) {
        $bfa_ata_body_title = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'bfa_ata_body_title', true);
        $bfa_ata_display_body_title = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'bfa_ata_display_body_title', true);
        $bfa_ata_body_title_multi = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'bfa_ata_body_title_multi', true);
    } else {
        $bfa_ata_body_title_multi = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'bfa_ata_body_title_multi', true);
    }
    
    // Since 3.6.1: Display a link to the full post if there is no post title and the post is too short
    // for a read more link.
    
    // some plugins hook into 'the_title()' so we only want it called once. But it must also be called 
    // when using the bfa_ata titles so we use a dummy call:
    //        $bfa_toss = the_title('','',false); 
    // in those cases
    $bfa_temp_title = get_the_title();
    if ( $bfa_temp_title == '' ) { ?>
        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php _e('Permanent Link','atahualpa')?>">Permalink</a><?php 
        
    } elseif ( (!is_single() AND !is_page()) OR $bfa_ata_display_body_title == '' ) {
        
        echo $before; ?>
        <h<?php echo $bfa_ata['h_posttitle']; ?>><?php 
            
        if( !is_single() AND !is_page() ) { ?>
            <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php _e('Permanent Link to ','atahualpa') .  the_title_attribute('echo=1') ?>"><?php 
        } 

        if ( (is_single() OR is_page()) AND $bfa_ata_body_title != "" ) {
            echo htmlentities($bfa_ata_body_title,ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8');
            $bfa_toss = the_title('','',false);
        } else {
            if ( $bfa_ata_body_title_multi != '' ) {
                echo htmlentities($bfa_ata_body_title_multi,ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8');  
                $bfa_toss = the_title('','',false);
            } else 
                echo $bfa_temp_title; 
        }

        if ( !is_single() AND !is_page() ) { ?></a><?php } ?></h><?php echo $bfa_ata['h_posttitle']; ?>>
        <?php echo $after;
    }
}




function bfa_post_byline($before = '<div class="post-byline">', $after = '</div>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata, $post;
    
    // don't display on WP Email pages
    if(intval(get_query_var('email')) != 1) {
        
        if( (is_home() AND $bfa_ata['post_byline_home'] != "") OR
        (is_page() AND $bfa_ata['post_byline_page'] != "") OR
        (is_single() AND $bfa_ata['post_byline_single'] != "") OR
        ( (is_archive() OR is_search() OR is_author() OR is_tag()) AND $bfa_ata['post_byline_multi'] != "") ) {
            
            echo $before;

            if ( is_home() )         $bylinetype = 'post_byline_home';         
            elseif ( is_page() )     $bylinetype = 'post_byline_page'; 
            elseif ( is_single() )    $bylinetype = 'post_byline_single'; 
            else                     $bylinetype = 'post_byline_multi'; 
            
            echo bfa_postinfo($bfa_ata[$bylinetype]);
                    
            echo $after;
        }
    }
}

                        
function bfa_post_bodycopy($before = '<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix">', $after = '</div>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata, $post, $bfa_pagetemplate_name, $bfa_pagetemplate_full_post_count, $bfa_ata_postcount;

    $do_full_post = 0;
    echo $before; 
    if ((is_home()     AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_home'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR  (is_home()     AND !is_paged() AND $bfa_ata_postcount <= $bfa_ata['full_posts_homepage']) 
    OR  (is_category() AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_category'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR  (is_date()     AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_archive'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR  (is_tag()      AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_tag'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR  (is_search()   AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_search'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR  (is_author()   AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_author'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR   is_single() 
    OR   is_page() 
    ) { $do_full_post = 1; }
    
    if (bfa_is_pagetemplate_active($bfa_pagetemplate_name)) {
        if ($bfa_ata_postcount <= $bfa_pagetemplate_full_post_count) 
            { $do_full_post = 1; }
        else 
            { $do_full_post = 0; }
    }
    
    if ($do_full_post == 1) {
        $bfa_ata_more_tag_final = str_replace("%post-title%", the_title('', '', false), $bfa_ata['more_tag']);
        the_content($bfa_ata_more_tag_final); 
    } else { 
        if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail') AND !function_exists('tfe_get_image')) {
             if(has_post_thumbnail()): ?>
                
                <?php endif;
        }
        the_excerpt(); 
    } 
    echo $after;
}

                        
function bfa_post_pagination($before = '<p class="post-pagination"><strong>Pages:', $after = '</strong></p>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata, $bfa_ata_postcount;
    
    if ((is_home()     AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_home'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR  (is_home()     AND !is_paged() AND $bfa_ata_postcount <= $bfa_ata['full_posts_homepage']) 
    OR     (is_category() AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_category'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR     (is_date()     AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_archive'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR     (is_tag()      AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_tag'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR     (is_search()   AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_search'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR     (is_author()   AND $bfa_ata['excerpts_author'] == "Full Posts") 
    OR     is_single() 
    OR is_page() ) {
        wp_link_pages('before='.$before.'&after='.$after.'&next_or_number=number'); 
    } 
}


function bfa_archives_page($before = '<div class="archives-page">', $after = '</div>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata, $wp_query;
    $templateURI = get_template_directory_uri(); 
    
    $current_page_id = $wp_query->get_queried_object_id();
    
    if ( is_page() AND $current_page_id == $bfa_ata['archives_page_id'] ) { 
        
        echo $before;                
        if ( $bfa_ata['archives_date_show'] == "Yes" ) { ?>
            <h3><?php echo $bfa_ata['archives_date_title']; ?></h3>
            <ul>
            <?php wp_get_archives('type=' . $bfa_ata['archives_date_type'] . '&show_post_count=' . 
            ($bfa_ata['archives_date_count'] == "Yes" ? '1' : '0') . ($bfa_ata['archives_date_limit'] != "" ? '&limit=' . 
            $bfa_ata['archives_date_limit'] : '')); ?>
            </ul>
        <?php }                         
        if ( $bfa_ata['archives_category_show'] == "Yes" ) { ?>
            <h3><?php echo $bfa_ata['archives_category_title']; ?></h3>
            <ul>
            <?php wp_list_categories('title_li=&orderby=' . $bfa_ata['archives_category_orderby'] . 
            '&order=' . $bfa_ata['archives_category_order'] . 
            '&show_count=' . ($bfa_ata['archives_category_count'] == "Yes" ? '1' : '0') . 
            '&depth=' . $bfa_ata['archives_category_depth'] . 
            ($bfa_ata['archives_category_feed'] == "Yes" ? '&feed_image=' . $templateURI . 
            '/images/icons/feed.gif' : '')); ?>
            </ul>
        <?php } 
        echo $after;
    }
}


function bfa_post_footer($before = '<div class="post-footer">', $after = '</div>') 
{
    global $bfa_ata, $post;
    
    // don't display on WP Email pages
    if(intval(get_query_var('email')) != 1) {
        
        if( (is_home() AND $bfa_ata['post_footer_home'] != "") OR
        (is_page() AND $bfa_ata['post_footer_page'] != "") OR
        (is_single() AND $bfa_ata['post_footer_single'] != "") OR
        ( (is_archive() OR is_search() OR is_author() OR is_tag()) AND $bfa_ata['post_footer_multi'] != "") ) {
            
            echo $before;
            
            if ( is_home() )             $footertype = 'post_footer_home'; 
            elseif ( is_page() )         $footertype = 'post_footer_page'; 
            elseif ( is_single() )        $footertype = 'post_footer_single'; 
            else                         $footertype = 'post_footer_multi'; 
            
            echo bfa_postinfo($bfa_ata[$footertype]);
                    
            echo $after;
        }
    }
}


function bfa_get_comments() 
{
    global $bfa_ata;
    
    // Load Comments template (on single post pages, and "Page" pages, if set on options page)
    if ( is_single() OR ( is_page() AND $bfa_ata['comments_on_pages'] == "Yes") ) {
        
        // don't display on WP-Email pages
        if( intval(get_query_var('email')) != 1 ) {
            
            if ( function_exists('paged_comments') ) {
                // If plugin "Paged Comments" is activated, for WP 2.6 and older
                paged_comments_template(); 
            } else {
                // This will load either legacy comments template (for WP 2.6 and older) or the new standard comments template (for WP 2.7 and newer)
                comments_template(); 
            }
        }
    }
}
?>

same issue faced by another user but their was no solution to it.

http://forum.bytesforall.com/showpos...4&postcount=10

Got the culprit, in this case it was the "Dreamweaver", it added the code automatically.

when i used another code editor, the issue was resolved.