Using OR in an if statement

Question

I have this code:

{if segment_1 != "slug1" || segment_1 != "slug2"}<h2>Text</h2>{/if}

For some reason this does not work with the second instruction after the OR operator. If I remove the OR operator and the following code it is fine ie.

{if segment_1 != "slug1"}<h2>Text</h2>{/if}

The OR operator seems to be the problem here. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Answer 1

In your case here, because of the double "!=", use "AND" instead of "OR":

{if segment_1 != "slug1" AND segment_1 != "slug2"}<h2>Text</h2>{/if}

OR use:

{if segment_1 == "slug1" OR segment_1 == "slug2"}
{if:else}
    <h2>Text</h2>
{/if}  

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