Echo the subtitle of a PARENT page within WordPress - Part (2)

Question

Original topic: Echo the subtitle of a PARENT page within WordPress?

I\'ve discovered a separate need for the code Mark produced in relation to the orig

Answer 1

if you are trying to achieve the same thing (refer here) but this time for the title,

you can do this:

<?php
if ($post->post_parent!=0) {
    // for child pages
    $permatitle = get_post_meta(end( get_ancestors( get_the_ID(), 'page' )), '_base_page_subtitle', true); 
} elseif($post->ID==0||count(get_pages('child_of='.$post->ID))==0) { 
    //for HP or pages with no child
    $permatitle = get_post_meta(get_option( 'page_on_front' ), '_base_page_subtitle', true); 
} else { 
    // for top level pages/parents
    $permatitle = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_base_page_subtitle', true); 
} 

or better yet, combine the two:

<?php 
if ($post->post_parent!=0) {
    // Handling of Child Pages
    $permalink = get_permalink( end( get_ancestors( get_the_ID(), 'page' )));
    $permatitle = get_post_meta(end( get_ancestors( get_the_ID(), 'page' )), '_base_page_subtitle', true); 
} elseif($post->ID==0||count(get_pages('child_of='.$post->ID))==0) {
    // Homepage or Pages with no Parent
    $permatitle = get_post_meta(get_option( 'page_on_front' ), '_base_page_subtitle', true);
    $permalink = home_url();
} else { 
    // Handling of Top Level/Parent Pages
    $permatitle = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_base_page_subtitle', true);
    $permalink = get_permalink( end( get_ancestors( get_the_ID(), 'page' )));
}

then you can do this after:

<a href="<?php echo $permalink; ?>" title="<?php echo $permatitle; ?>">