Cannot remove | from author_line

Hi,

Another query. When I set the global or the individual article parameters to hide created date, author, modified date and icons I'm still left with a '|' in the author_line. Rather than the author_line closing up and nothing being displayed.

Is there any way of getting rid of the | completely? The site can be found at:
www.activepestcontrolsolutions.com/main_site

The | is evident on most of the articles (no comment on styling yet; it's still 'work in progress'!):blush:

Thanks again for your time.

Hi,
Open file: templates\hot_cars\html\com_content\article\default.php

there starting form line 82 you will see:
<tr>
<td valign="top">

<div class="author_line"><span class="small"><?php if (($this->params->get('show_author')) && ($this->article->author != "")) : ?><?php JText::printf( 'Written by', ($this->escape($this->article->created_by_alias) ? $this->escape($this->article->created_by_alias) : $this->escape($this->article->author)) ); ?><?php endif; ?></span><?php if ($this->params->get('show_create_date')) : ?> | <span class="createdate"><?php echo JHTML::_('date', $this->article->created, JText::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC4')); endif; ?>
|
<?php if ($this->params->get('show_email_icon')) : echo JHTML::_('icon.email', $this->article, $this->params, $this->access); endif; ?>
<?php if ( $this->params->get( 'show_print_icon' )) : echo JHTML::_('icon.print_popup', $this->article, $this->params, $this->access); endif; ?>
<?php if ($this->params->get('show_pdf_icon')) : echo JHTML::_('icon.pdf', $this->article, $this->params, $this->access); endif; ?></span></div>
</td>
</tr>

You can change | to something else like &nbsp; or simply delete it.
REMEMBER TO MAKE BACKUP OF FILE BEFORE THAT!

Thanks for your help again! (I'll be sure to backup first).

Hi,

I'm sorry but that doesn't seem to work at all, the | is still there no matter what I change the character to in that file?

templates\hot_cars\html\com_content\article\default.php

Thanks.

Solved: (I think)

I had to find all files which feature author_line and remove the |, there's three of them!

Thanks,

David.