template-tags.php

if ( ! function_exists( 'boston_pro_posted_on' ) ) :
/**
 * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
 */
function boston_pro_posted_on() {

	$posted_on = boston_pro_posted_date();
	$byline = '<span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="' . esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ) . '">' . esc_html( get_the_author() ) . '</a></span>';

	$category = get_the_category();
	$useCatLink = true;
	$cate = '';
    // If post has a category assigned.
	if ($category){
		$category_display = '';
		$category_link = '';
		if ( class_exists('WPSEO_Primary_Term') )
		{
			// Show the post's 'Primary' category, if this Yoast feature is available, & one is set
			$wpseo_primary_term = new WPSEO_Primary_Term( 'category', get_the_id() );
			$wpseo_primary_term = $wpseo_primary_term->get_primary_term();
			$term = get_term( $wpseo_primary_term );
			if (is_wp_error($term)) {
				// Default to first category (not Yoast) if an error is returned
				$category_display = $category[0]->name;
				$category_link = get_category_link( $category[0]->term_id );
			} else {
				// Yoast Primary category
				$category_display = $term->name;
				$category_link = get_category_link( $term->term_id );
			}
		}
		else {
			// Default, display the first category in WP's list of assigned categories
			$category_display = $category[0]->name;
			$category_link = get_category_link( $category[0]->term_id );
		}
		// Display category
		if ( !empty($category_display) ){
			if ( $useCatLink == true && !empty($category_link) ){
				$cate = '<span class="entry-cate"><a class="entry-category" href="'.esc_url( $category_link ).'">'.htmlspecialchars($category_display).'</a></span>';

			} else {
				echo '<span class="entry-cate">'.htmlspecialchars($category_display).'</span>';
			}
		}

	}



	echo $cate.$byline.$posted_on;
	if ( ! post_password_required() && ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) ) {
		echo '<span class="comments-link">';
		echo '<i class="genericon genericon-comment"></i>';
		comments_popup_link( '0', '1', '%' );
		echo '</span>';
	}

}
endif;