Menu problems.

Open index.php of template and add this just above </head>

<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery(':not(:has(*)):contains("_:default")').each(function(i){
jQuery(this).html(jQuery(this).text().replace("_:default",""));
});
});
</script>

Thanks Ivan, but it did not work. Still getting the _:default but only on the feature articles on the front page.

Try this:

open:

templates\hot_responsive\html\com_content\featured\default_item.php

at very bottom you will see:

<?php echo $this->item->event->afterDisplayContent; ?>

change to:

<?php //echo $this->item->event->afterDisplayContent; ?>

Thanks Ivan, That did not work but I think I have found the bug.

This started happening after recreating the menu item and the default page for the site. I recreated the home page menu and started checking the settings.

# Leading Articles set to 0 makes the _:default disappear from the page, set to 15 _:default is at the bottom of all the articles. Whatever controls the # Leading Articles is causing the issue.

In article alternative layout try to change value

Alright... went to Article Manager Options and changed Choose a Layout to Black. Now there is
"hot_responsive:black" instead of "_:default" at the bottom of the leading articles.