conditional footer credits

[souleye]

hi, I'm trying to put a designer credit on the footer but I want it to appear just on the homepage. when I insert this code:
if ( is_home() ) {
    // This is the blog posts index
    echo ' · example web design example';
}
I get a bunch of errors. any assistance will be appreciated. thanks
souleye

http://www.xhibitswebdesign.com/zohery/

[Ren Ventura]

If that code is exactly how you're using it, you have to attach it to an action hook. Since you want it in the footer, you'd use something like this:

remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_do_footer');
add_action( 'genesis_footer', 'my_custom_footer' );
function my_custom_footer() {

	// code here

}

This removes the default Genesis footer and outputs your own.

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[souleye]

thank you ren. I tried it but it was giving me fatal error. I guess, because it resulted in a 500 internal error. I don't have to use that code 'exactly'. I have known it to work on a regular theme. I see that genesis themes are coded differently and I'm learning to get used to them.

[firebrick]

Could I please jump into this post as I have the same question.

I would appreciate a little more information on how to do this.

@Ren where you have indicated
// code here

I want to insert something like this but the syntax isn't right. Can you please help me out - what should it be?

if (is_front_page())
echo 'My Custom Link'

if (!is_front_page())
echo 'My Custom Message'

thanks

firebrick

[Ren Ventura]

@firebrick To explain what you need to do with your code, you have to start with adding a semi-colon at the end of each echo statement because, as you have it, you'll get fatal syntax errors. Next, the if ( ! is_front_page() ) should be replaced with else. Lastly, indent your echo statements since they're not using curly braces (or just use curly braces). This would give you something like:

if ( is_front_page() ) {

	echo '<a href="#">My Custom Link</a>';

} else {

	echo 'My Custom Message';

}

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Web & Software Developer & Blogger | RenVentura.com | Follow Me on Twitter @CLE_Ren

[firebrick]

@Ren Thank you for your assistance and explanation.

Exactly what I needed.

cheers

firebrick

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