Sorry, maybe I wasn’t clear in what I was trying to describe. Let me backup and re-explain. What I’m saying is that in the PHP function you gave me, if I print the value of the $time_format parameter, its value is avia_newsbox. Is that expected? The page you referenced (Formatting Date and Time) obviously doesn’t reference anything named avia_newsbox.

Thanks.

>> Can we access the site with the broken layout? We would like to inspect the content of the page. Please provide the login details in the private field.

Actually no, that’s one of the issues here. I have three sites: a live site, an online staging site, and a local dev site. This issue exists *only* on the local dev site–the only site you cannot access :-(

>> Yes, you should run the parser and see it fixes the issue.

OK. But can you give me clear instructions on what exactly I should do? The page you linked isn’t clear. It just says,

>> Below ALB debug window you have a section Enfold Shortcode parser with a select box
>> You have to update the page to check the content

It also refers to the feature as “Enfold shortcode Preser .” I see a select box in the “Enfold Shortcode Parser” section. In it is an option for “Auto Repair Function enabled – Repairs errors in shortcode structure during update” (screenshot). Should I select this? If so, what should I do after? Please be clear about any and all steps I should take–I have never used this tool, nor do I know what to expect.

Thanks.

OK thanks. But that CSS looks like a workaround fix to the overarching issue. Why is the min-height being added in the first place? I would much rather ascertain that, and if possible, ensure it is not added, rather than add additional code just to undo it.

I have an update. I used that site (https://www.aliciaramirez.com/closing-tags-checker/) to check for unclosed tags. I ran it twice:

1. I first enabled debug mode. Then I opened my page for editing, and located the debug field. I copied the text in that field and pasted it into the tag checker. It reported no unclosed tags. But as you know, the debug field does not contain all the HTML on the page–there are many shortcodes. Here is the full text of the debug field.

2. In the second test, I opened the front-end of my page, and viewed the source code. I copied it and pasted it into the tag checker. It reported several unclosed tags:

Line 743: <li class="news-content post-format-standard">
Line 743: <a class='news-link' title='Is Forage All a Horse Needs?' href='https://feedxldev.local/is-forage-all-a-horse-needs/'>
Line 743: <span class='news-thumb '>
Line 743: <a class='news-link' title='Don’t Forget the Milk!' href='https://feedxldev.local/dont-forget-the-milk/'>
Line 743: <a class='news-link' title='How to Make Sense of Pasture Analysis Results' href='https://feedxldev.local/how-to-make-sense-of-pasture-analysis-results/'>
Line 959: <form action="https://feedxldev.local/" method="get" id="adminbarsearch">
Line 959: <a class='ab-item' aria-haspopup="true" href='https://feedxldev.local/wp-admin/profile.php'>

Again, there is no custom HTML added to the page.

In light of the second test, how do you think I should proceed? Do you think I run the shortcode parser?

OK. So isn’t that a bit non-standard and undesirable? Why is the theme overriding the title attribute that I set in WordPress media library? The sole purpose of that field is to allow me to set the title attribute to anything I want.

OK thanks for that. I see that the title attribute on the image is being set to $featured_img_desc. Earlier in the file, in lins 152-154, that variable is set to the post excerpt by default. Only when the post excerpt is blank will that variable be set to the image’s actual title attribute. Am I understanding that correctly?

Those lines are:

$desc = get_post( get_post_thumbnail_id() );
if(is_object($desc))  $desc = $desc -> post_excerpt;
$featured_img_desc = ( $desc != "" ) ? $desc : the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' );

>> Did you add any html tags in the page? You have to make sure that all tags are closed properly, otherwise they will break the layout of the site.

OK good point. I personally haven’t added any custom HTML to the page, but I also did not build the page. Is there an automated tool I can use to check a page for unclosed/incorrect HTML tags?

>> You can also set the builder to debug mode and enable the shortcode parser to automatically repair the shortcodes on update.

Let’s say I had added custom HTML to the page, and accidentally included an unclosed HTML tag. Would the shortcode parser be able to find/fix that?

Yep, my fault for not being clear on that. Thanks for passing this up to the team.

Hi Mike and Guenni007. Thanks for the reply and I appreciate your suggestions. But to be clear, both of those are workarounds–extra code to cover up what appears to be a bug. What about an actual solution to the issue–one that ensures the title attribute on the page is set to the value I assign it in the WordPress media library?

For example, both of your suggestions will ensure the title attribute is blank. But what if I don’t want it blank? What if I want to set the title attribute to the value defined in the WordPress media library? With your workarounds it seems like I would have to add custom code on a per-image basis.

Thanks.

OK here is the login information (see private content).

OK thanks for the info. I had a look at that other post, and tried the workaround, but it didn’t work. Specifically, I downloaded the 4.6.2 version of \enfold\config-templatebuilder\avia-shortcodes\textblock.php, then replaced my current version with that version. But the developer tab is still empty. Any ideas how to troubleshoot that?

Thanks.

I forgot to turn on email notifications, so I’m doing so now.

I didn’t hear from you, so I had to go with an alternate solution. So we can close this ticket. If I have to re-visit it, I will create a new ticket.

OK got it. The automated portion is a requirement, and the workaround unfortunately doesn’t meet that requirement.

I have a separate workaround–using PHP and CSS–which should be acceptable. Thanks for your help. We can consider this resolved.

OK I see the update link in Enfold Child–>Theme Update. But note that no such update link appeared in Appearance–>Themes or Dashboard –> Updates. Hopefully that does not occur in the future.

Regardless, clicking the link in Enfold Child–>Theme Update resolved the issue. The theme then updated as desired.

We can consider this resolved.