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Although using content plugin works, there is no need for it in PHP code. Instead you can use the document renderer directly:
use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
echo Factory::getApplication()->getDocument()->loadRenderer('modules')->render($position);
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If you want loadposition to load only once in the Blog view then you need to do an if statement in
components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.php
Here's the line where it counts the articles
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/blob/staging/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.php#L72
<?php $leadingcount = 0; ?>
0 is the first one....
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I gave up on this in the end and requested the client manually add the placeholder image when creating the post.
Thank you all for your contributions.
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Another idea is to initialize an $image variable earlier in your script like so:
$image = $item->image ? $item->image : 'images/placeholder.jpg';
The $image will get the value of the $item->image if it's set, or the placeholder file path you set.
Then you use the $image variable in place of the $item->image in your script. *You won't need the ...
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Your are missing brackets around else:
<?php if ($item->image) { ?>
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<?php } else { ?>
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<?php } ?>
You may also give alternative syntax a try, see if it's more readable to you:
<?php if ($item->image) : ?>
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<?php else : ?>
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<?php endif; ?>
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