Wrap the_title_attribute in a H2 within a Conditional Tag?

Question

I have the following that works fine..

elseif( get_post_type($post->ID) == 'press' ){the_title_attribute();}

However, i need the aforementioned title to be wrapped with a h2 tag.

Tried this but it just puts the h2 after the title...

elseif( get_post_type($post->ID) == 'press' ){echo'<h2>'. the_title_attribute() .'</h2>';}

Any ideas?

Many thanks for any help :)

Answer 1

The the_title_attribute() template tag is intended specifically for outputting the Title formatted for use in an anchor tag title attribute. The the_title() and get_the_title() template tags are intended for general print/display of the Title.

I would recommend using get_the_title(), rather than the_title_attribute(). To wit:

elseif( get_post_type($post->ID) == 'press' ){echo'<h2>'. get_the_title() .'</h2>';}

I believe this would be more semantically correct.

Answer 2

The the_title_attribute function already echoes, so you can't echo it's value, try this instead.

elseif( get_post_type($post->ID) == 'press' ){ ?><h2><?php the_title_attribute(); ?></h2><?php }

Or alternatively..

elseif( get_post_type($post->ID) == 'press' ){ echo '<h2>'; the_title_attribute(); echo'</h2>'; }

Or alternately:

elseif( get_post_type($post->ID) == 'press' ){ echo '<h2>' . the_title_attribute( '', '', false ) . '</h2>'; }