Question

im having a slight problem putting if statements inside if statments e.g:

<?php
$steponeimage = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'step_one_image', true);
$steponecontent = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'step_one_content', true);
$steptwoimage = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'step_two_image', true);
$steptwocontent = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'step_two_content', true);
$stepthreeimage = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'step_three_image', true);
$stepthreecontent = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'step_3_content', true);
if ($steponecontent) {
?>
<div id="processPanel" class="panel">
    <a href="#content1" label="1">Step 1</a>
<?php if ($steptwocontent) { ?>
<a href="#content2" label="2">Step Two</a>
<?php } else { ?><?php } ?>
<?php if ($stepthreecontent) { ?>
<a href="#content3" label="3">Step Three</a>
<?php } else { ?><?php } ?>
    <div id="content1">
<p><?php $images1 = $helper->imageDisplay($steponeimage , $height , $width , true , $ar[0] , false, false,'' ,'' ,false);
echo "<div class='imageholder'> $images1 </div>"; ?></p>
<p><?php echo $steponecontent; ?></p>
</div>
<?php if ($steptwocontent); { ?>
<div id="content2">
<p><?php $images2 = $helper->imageDisplay($steptwoimage , $height , $width , true , $ar[0] , false, false,'' ,'' ,false);
echo "<div class='imageholder'> $images2 </div>"; ?></p>
<p><?php echo $steptwocontent; ?></p>
</div><?php } else { ?><?php } ?>
<?php if ($stepthreecontent); { ?>
<div id="content3">
<p><?php $images3 = $helper->imageDisplay($stepthreeimage , $height , $width , true , $ar[0] , false, false,'' ,'' ,false);
echo "<div class='imageholder'> $images3 </div>"; ?></p>
<p><?php echo $stepthreecontent; ?></p>
</div><?php } else { ?><?php } ?>
</div>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php } ?>

Im trying to read post meta data from a wordpress post and if there is a step one meta box filled in it shows the step by step information then if step two’s meta box is filled in the it add’s step two there and if step three’s box is filled it it add’s step three etc.

my error is

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE

this is coming from here:

<p><?php echo $steptwocontent; ?></p>
</div><?php } else { ?><?php } ?>

Answer 1

This is your problem:

if ($steptwocontent); {

Change it to

if ($steptwocontent) {

EDIT:

just noticed you did the same thing with stepthreecontent too

Change

if ($stepthreecontent); {

to

if ($stepthreecontent) {