Post info and Comment weirdness

[purplepatriotParticipant Post count: 34]

I’m not sure where to start.  I’ve got three categories – they have IDs = 6, 7 and 8.  I have two pages set to Blog template.  Page one is set to exclude category 6 (via query_args : cat=-6 added at bottom of that page), while page two only shows ID=6 (query_args : cat=6).  So far, so good.

I want the post-info for Page 1 to be different than that on Page 2.  So, in functions.php I added the following:

/** Customize the post info function for The Pastor's Study and Weekly Devotions */
add_filter( 'genesis_post_info', 'post_info_filter' );
function post_info_filter($post_info) {
if( is_page_template() ) {
if ( is_page(104) || in_category( '6' ) ) {
$post_info = '[post_date] [post_comments] [post_edit]';
}
if ( is_page(106) || in_category( array( 7, 8 ) ) ) {
$post_info = '[post_date] By [post_author_posts_link] [post_comments zero="No comments" 1="One comment" more="% comments"] [post_edit]';
}
}
return $post_info;
}

Weirdness #1: On Page 1, there are 3 posts. The first two posts are from category ID=8 and display post-info as above. The third post is from category ID=7, but it does not have a link for the comments. If I click on the post title to show just that post, same thing. I’ve even ticked the box to specifically allow for comments.

Weirdness #2: On Page 2 (containing category ID=6 posts), the post-info shows the post date, by author, and edit option. It is not as I programmed it above. I also have each of the individual posts on this page tick-marked to allow comments.

I have Genesis Simple Edits enabled, and for Post Info, I have:

“[post_date] By [post_author_posts_link] [post_comments zero="No comments" 1="One comment" more="% comments"] [post_edit]”

I am at a loss.  Any ideas?  Thank you.

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[purplepatriotParticipant Post count: 34]

Since I can no longer edit my original post, I need to provide two updates.  The Page 1 and Page 2 links above should now be (respectively)

http://www.ibcwausau.org/resources/the-pastors-study

and

http://www.ibcwausau.org/resources/weekly-devotion

Thanks!

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Eric @ Coolwater Creative – “Take a leap. Make a splash. Ripple the pond.”
“Never sacrifice the permanent on the altar of the immediate.” – Give back and help out in the forums.

[essaysnarkMember Post count: 139]

**Totally** not an expert, but my suspicion is the “or” (||) in the two if(is_page(xxx)) statements — shouldn’t those be && instead?

[purplepatriotParticipant Post count: 34]

Hey essaysnark – thank you for the suggestion. =)

Basically, the code says if it’s the page that shows all the posts from category 6 (i.e., pageid=104, which has Template set to ‘Blog’ and ‘query_args’ value of cat=’6′) OR a single post from category 6, don’t show the author. But, if it’s the page that shows all posts from categories 6 and 7 (i.e., pageid=106, which has Template set to ‘Blog’ and ‘query_args’ value of cat=’-6′) OR a single post from either category 6 or 7, then show the date, author and specific number of comments. So, I don’t want the ‘if’ statement to be true if both conditions are met, but rather when either is condition is met.

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Eric @ Coolwater Creative – “Take a leap. Make a splash. Ripple the pond.”
“Never sacrifice the permanent on the altar of the immediate.” – Give back and help out in the forums.

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