# FIXED - STRING "\_\_\_\_WP\_START\_FOOTER\_\_\_\_" in exported footer.php

**URL:** <https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367 "2023-09-18T10:20:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MichelyWeb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/michelyweb/32/6652_2.png) [@MichelyWeb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MichelyWeb)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367/1 "2023-09-18T10:20:07Z")

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Since the Upgrade to Pinegrow 7.7 the String ` ____WP_START_FOOTER____ ` is written to footer.php when exporting the Theme.

![CleanShot 2023-09-18 at 12.13.41@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/0/08ebce3ec4dfa0eefbb3a589804d79ed75f160f8.png)

 ![CleanShot 2023-09-18 at 12.15.51 2@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/6/6da07c3a21618070f55e6aea4c8e79fa6fda5ce2.png)

 ![CleanShot 2023-09-18 at 12.15.04 2@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/7/7736f559f345fd9decc711eb93363b51214a1145.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367/2 "2023-09-18T12:42:34Z")

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Thanks for the feedback.

After reading your message, I have tested a few seconds ago and I don’t face this situation with 7.7.

 ![SCR-20230918-mzwd](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/f/f4765c0dec3b20d23b064092c6c09d780babcb2c.jpeg)

Can you please [contact the support](https://pinegrow.com/contact-us/) and send us the full description of your settings (operating system and so on) as well as a ZIP file with your project so we can check the situation?

Note: Please, use a file-sharing service such as [Google Drive](https://www.google.com/intl/en_in/drive/), [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/), or [WeTransfer](https://wetransfer.com/) to share files with us, rather than sending them directly to our email addresses. All you need to do is create a private share link and include it in your message to us.

If possible, please avoid setting an expiration date for your shared files, as our team might not be able to review them immediately. This ensures that we can access the files whenever necessary. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

Best regards.

Thanks a lot.

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**Author:** ![MichelyWeb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/michelyweb/32/6652_2.png) [@MichelyWeb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MichelyWeb)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367/3 "2023-09-18T13:00:35Z")

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> [@Emmanuel](#):
>
> Can you please [contact the support](https://pinegrow.com/contact-us/) and send us the full description of your settings (operating system and so on) as well as a ZIP file with your project so we can check the situation?

done. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![matjaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/matjaz/32/5_2.png) [@matjaz](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/matjaz)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367/4 "2023-09-19T08:48:32Z")

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@MichelyWeb thanks for reporting the issue. The fix is out now, just [released in Pinegrow 7.71](https://docs.pinegrow.com/release_notes/pinegrow-web-editor-7-7/).

A background story:

The Loop and Show Posts actions have the option to show a selected element in case the query doesn’t return any posts.

Up to now, the WordPress actions on such “no posts found” element were not processed. For example Include Template Part action was simply ignored.

In Pinegrow 7.7 we enabled action processing for this element, but a side effect broke the theme export (as you have discovered).

So, in Pinegrow 7.71 this feature was rolled-back and actions are again not processed. But, we do display a warning message and suggesting a workaround of using php code directly on the element (in the source HTML project).

 ![wp](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/6/6a867c2d2a6f06ab0cbbbd646f376edd21ee4d2c.jpeg)

Example of the workaround:

```auto
...
<div class="no-posts">
    <?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/no-results' ); ?>
</div>

```

All the best!

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**Author:** ![MichelyWeb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/michelyweb/32/6652_2.png) [@MichelyWeb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MichelyWeb)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367/5 "2023-09-19T09:00:34Z")

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> [@matjaz](#):
>
> The fix is out now, just [released in Pinegrow 7.71](https://docs.pinegrow.com/release_notes/pinegrow-web-editor-7-7/).

Thank you so much for the first-class support!

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**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fixed-string-wp-start-footer-in-exported-footer-php/8367/6 "2023-09-20T11:53:11Z")

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