Use of PHP in theme files and echo…

Is there a particular reason coders are avoiding just using echo in the php?

Yes, it’s much easier than trying to echo a big chunk of html. This way, the html can be used without modification. If you want to see the other extreme (everything echoed), check out the German Newspaper theme.

Not easier at all, for me i prefer the echo’ing….

Alot of people still about over using echo’s though….

I see this alot…

echo 'something';
echo 'something else';
echo 'something more';

When you could just be doing…

echo 'something
something else
something more';

When i’m building something in PHP i find it much easier to use the echo’s in terms of readability and keeping track of what my php is doing…

Using <?php ?> all over the place just makes the code an eyesore for me.

Thanks for the clarification though… appreciate the response..

i agree echoing html is sort of a hassle – escaping quotes and such. if it’s a huge chunk of html then it’s much easier to use the method you mentioned.

Ya know, i don’t actually mind the code in the theme linked, it’s not over the top and it’s easy to read.

I’d personally divide the code up a little more with includes, but i find that just as easy to read.