If you’re using the Clever Fox WordPress theme and noticing an unexpected dot at the end of text elements in the header area (like “Email Us.” or “Online 24×7.”), this is likely due to how the theme outputs text in the above-header.php file.
In that file, the theme uses PHP’s printf() function with a format string that includes a period, like this:
printf( esc_html__('%s.', 'clever-fox'), esc_html($tlh_contact_title));
This line takes the value of $tlh_contact_title and appends a dot to the end.
To remove the dot, you simply need to change the format string from '%s.' to '%s'. Here is an example:
Before:
<span class="text"><?php printf( esc_html__('%s.', 'clever-fox'), esc_html($tlh_contact_title)); ?></span>
After:
<span class="text"><?php printf( esc_html__('%s', 'clever-fox'), esc_html($tlh_contact_title)); ?></span>
Make the same change for other similar lines in the file, including those using:
$tlh_contact_sbtitle$tlh_email_title$tlh_email_sbtitle$tlh_mobile_title$tlh_mobile_sbtitle
If you are using a code editor like VS Code, Sublime Text, or Notepad++, you can use the search function to find all occurrences of %s. and replace them with %s. This will speed up the process and help avoid missing any lines.
Remember to create a backup of the file before making changes, or better yet, use a child theme to ensure your edits are update-safe.
After these adjustments, the unwanted dot will be gone and your header will display cleanly.
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