Ticket #21759: 21759.3.diff

wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php

@@ -336 +336 @@
 
         // Translators: 1 is category, 2 is tag, 3 is the date and 4 is the author's name.
         if ( $tag_list ) {
-                $utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted in %1$s and tagged %2$s on %3$s<span class="by-author"> by %4$s</span>.', 'twentytwelve' );
+                $utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted in %1$s and tagged %2$s on %3$s by %4$s.', 'twentytwelve' );
         } elseif ( $categories_list ) {
-                $utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted in %1$s on %3$s<span class="by-author"> by %4$s</span>.', 'twentytwelve' );
+                $utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted in %1$s on %3$s by %4$s.', 'twentytwelve' );
         } else {
-                $utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted on %3$s<span class="by-author"> by %4$s</span>.', 'twentytwelve' );
+                $utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted on %3$s by %4$s.', 'twentytwelve' );
         }
 
         printf(
                 $utility_text,
                 $categories_list,
                 $tag_list,
-                $date,
-                $author
+                $date . '<span class="by-author"> ',
+                $author . '</span>'
         );
 }
 endif;