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1. superpotion
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Conventionally the post-meta (date, author, categories, etc) is placed above or below the post content. Instead I want to place it somewhere within the content by using a plugin that implements a shortcode.

   The business end of the plugin looks like this:
   

   add_shortcode("my-post-meta", "mypostmeta_handler");
   function mypostmeta_handler() {
     global $post;
     $postmeta_output  = '<div class="post-meta">';
     $postmeta_output .= 'Posted on ' . the_time('j F Y');
     $postmeta_output .= 'by ' . the_author_posts_link();
     $postmeta_output .= 'in ' . the_category(', ');
     $postmeta_output .= '</div>';
   
     return $postmeta_output;
   }

   In the browser I was expecting: Posted on 13 December 2011 by admin in Work, News. Instead, the constant strings appear in the browser in the correct position as a single, concatenated string: Posted on by in. But the post meta somehow detached itself from the div and displayed at the beginning of the content, also as a concatenated string: 13 December 2011adminWork, News

   What do I need to do to control it?

2. superpotion
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   I've deactivated other plugins and switched themes in case there's a content filter that's interfering, perhaps something like:

   add_filter('the_content', 'some_interfering_filter' );

   ...but to no avail. I'm guessing here, but could any filters in the core have this effect? If so, can I modify their behavior?

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