I am using this code but getting a 500 error on the IF part. Not sure why this happens.

$instac = get_the_author_meta( 'au-instagram', $current_author->ID );
if (!empty($instac)) {
    return '<a href="' . $instac . '" class="kalim">instagram</a>'
} 

I am using this code but getting a 500 error on the IF part. Not sure why this happens.

$instac = get_the_author_meta( 'au-instagram', $current_author->ID );
if (!empty($instac)) {
    return '<a href="' . $instac . '" class="kalim">instagram</a>'
} 

• php
• functions
• 500-internal-error

• You're missing a semicolon: instagram</a>'. – Jacob Peattie Commented Jul 28, 2019 at 4:16

1 Answer 1

500 error or internal server error is probably caused by a PHP error. By enabling WordPress debug, you’ll easily find where the problem is. You can follow the instructions here https://wordpress/support/article/debugging-in-wordpress/#wp_debug_log

From your code, it’s easy, you’re missing a semi-column before the closing curly bracket.