[theme-reviewers] No-Title Filter for the_title()

[Edward Caissie]

Perhaps I wasn't clear with my earlier reply ...

I agree with Mike on the title should be empty if the author chooses not to
write one; although I also would not recommend this particular item fall
under the Theme Review guidelines. The end-users will make it clear if they
think the Theme author's design concept fits their needs ... or not.

I'm still not thrilled with the method I am using in my themes but this has
given me a few more ideas to play with.

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> I would use:
>
> if ( ! get_the_title() )
>
>
> Rather than:
>
> $title = the_title( '', '', false );
> if ( empty( $title ) )
>
>
> But, that doesn't really address your underlying point, which I believe is
> valid, but outside the scope of the Theme Review guidelines. I think we've
> got a good balance, by requiring a permalink to the Single-Post view, but
> not dictating *how* that permalink appears. Our concern is the UX; the
> design consideration can remain a matter between the developer and the end
> users. I'd prefer we, as Theme reviewers, not get in the middle of that.
>
> Chip
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:39 PM, <michael at mfields.org> wrote:
>
>> Right on, I can totally see that need. The main thing the erks me about
>> solutions such as this is that they take the authors intentions and throw
>> them out the window. If I am writing a post and I choose to leave the
>> title blank, I would expect the title to be blank. I do not want the title
>> replaced with "no title". To me it has the effect of a designer leaving in
>> FPO images in a finished design ... IMO it looks sloppy.
>>
>> If a permalink is needed, I would suggest that it be added somewhere else
>> in the template in a conditional check. the_title can still be used for
>> this:
>>
>> $title = the_title( '', '', false );
>> if ( empty( $title ) ) {
>>    print '<a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '">Permalink</a>';
>> }
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>>
>> > The issue arises when Post Title is the only available permalink to the
>> > Single-Post view. In this case, the developer may want to provide text
>> > such
>> > as "No Title", etc., so that the permalink still gets displayed.
>> >
>> > Chip
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:15 PM, <michael at mfields.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is there a need for a conditional test?
>> >>
>> >> I wrap all my code within the function and the conditional as pect is
>> >> handled for you:
>> >>
>> >> the_title( '<h2>', '</h2>' );
>> >>
>> >> This way the tags will not be printed if the title is empty.
>> >>
>> >> -Mike
>> >>
>> >> > Ran across this suggestion on the WPORG support forums:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/handling-display-of-title-when-none-exists?replies=1
>> >> >
>> >> > I like this approach; it is cleaner than performing a conditional
>> test
>> >> in
>> >> > the template file.
>> >> >
>> >> > Just thought I'd pass it along...
>> >> >
>> >> > Chip
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