adding url (or <a href code) in an echo statement

  • Resolved JaneLitte

    (@janelitte)


    17 years ago

    I need some coding help here. I want to capture a custom field and using an “if not null statement echo output in a link form”. Here’s what I thought would work but does not:

    <?php if ( $wpcm_number_facebook != '' ) { echo '<li><span class="number">'<a href=\"' . $wpcm_number_facebook. '\" /> (facebook) </a>' </li>'; } ?>

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  • Mark / t31os

    (@t31os_)

    17 years ago

    <?php
// $fieldnm is null if the custom field doesn't exist
$fieldnm = get_post_meta($post->ID,'yourfieldname',true);

// If the field exists
if($fieldnm) { ?> YOURHTMLHERE <?php } 

// Field is null (doesn't exist)
else { ?> SOMEOTHERHTML <?php }
?>

    Or using echo..

    <?php
// $fieldnm is null if the custom field doesn't exist
$fieldnm = get_post_meta($post->ID,'yourfieldname',true);

// If the field exists
if($fieldnm) { echo 'something to echo'; } 

// Field is null (doesn't exist) // Remove if not needed
else { echo 'the field is null'; }
?>

    Hope that helps…

    Update ‘yourfieldname’ with your actual custom field name.

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