PHP error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE on setting feature image in Wordpress

Question

I'm trying to make my feature image (hero image) on WordPress to be dynamic (depends on the page). I have the following code to do it.

<?php if( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // check for feature image ?>

    <section class="feature-image" style="background: url('<?php echo $thumbnail_url; ?>') no-repeat; background-size: cover;" data-type="background" data-speed="2">
        <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
    </section>

    <?php } elseif ( is_page('faqs') ) { // fallback image ?>

    <section class="feature-image feature-image-faqs" data-type="background" data-speed="2">
        <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
    </section>

    <?php } ?>

    <?php else { // fallback image ?>

    <section class="feature-image feature-image-default" data-type="background" data-speed="2">
        <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
    </section>

    <?php } ?>

However, an error is prompted on this line:

<?php else { // fallback image ?>

The error goes like this:

 syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in

What is wrong with my code?

` ` - If you keep that `else` inside same `` it should work. But I dont know the reason behind it — Sougata Bose, Dec 13 '16 at 11:02
Most probably `?>` is termination that control structure and thus the error appears. — Sougata Bose, Dec 13 '16 at 11:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '16 at 11:21

There is indeed an error in your PHP.

Corrected code:

<?php if( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // check for feature image ?>

    <section class="feature-image" style="background: url('<?php echo $thumbnail_url; ?>') no-repeat; background-size: cover;" data-type="background" data-speed="2">
        <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
    </section>

<?php } elseif ( is_page('faqs') ) { // fallback image ?>

    <section class="feature-image feature-image-faqs" data-type="background" data-speed="2">
        <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
    </section>

<?php } else { // fallback image ?>

    <section class="feature-image feature-image-default" data-type="background" data-speed="2">
        <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
    </section>

<?php } ?>

PHP error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE on setting feature image in Wordpress

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