diff --git a/templates/blocks/publisher_items_columns.tpl b/templates/blocks/publisher_items_columns.tpl
index 81cc1a2f..49afa949 100644
--- a/templates/blocks/publisher_items_columns.tpl
+++ b/templates/blocks/publisher_items_columns.tpl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                                 </p>
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                        <{if $item.subitem}>
+                        <{if $item.subitem|default:false}>
                             <div style="float:left; width:40%;">
                                 <br>
                                 <strong class="publisher-more"><{$smarty.const._MB_PUBLISHER_MORE}></strong>
diff --git a/templates/blocks/publisher_items_menu.tpl b/templates/blocks/publisher_items_menu.tpl
index 20f3d5ed..270c6633 100644
--- a/templates/blocks/publisher_items_menu.tpl
+++ b/templates/blocks/publisher_items_menu.tpl
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <table cellspacing="0">
     <tr>
         <td id="mainmenu">
-            <{if $block.currentcat}> <{$block.currentcat}> <{/if}>
+            <{if $block.currentcat|default:''}> <{$block.currentcat}> <{/if}>
             <{foreach item=category from=$block.categories}>
                 <{$category.categoryLink}>
-                <{if $category.items}>
+                <{if $category.items|default:''}>
                     <{foreach item=item from=$category.items}> <{$item.titleLink}> <{/foreach}> 
                 <{/if}>
             <{/foreach}>
         </td>
     </tr>
-</table>
\ No newline at end of file
+</table>
diff --git a/templates/blocks/publisher_items_spot.tpl b/templates/blocks/publisher_items_spot.tpl
index 151f241f..1cda6699 100644
--- a/templates/blocks/publisher_items_spot.tpl
+++ b/templates/blocks/publisher_items_spot.tpl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <{/foreach}>
 <{/if}>
 
-<{if $block.lang_displaymore}>
+<{if $block.lang_displaymore|default:''}>
     <div class="clear"></div>
     <br><div class="col-xs-12 right"><a class="btn-readmore" href="<{$block.publisher_url}>" title="<{$block.lang_displaymore}>"><{$block.lang_displaymore}></a></div>
 <{/if}>
diff --git a/templates/blocks/publisher_search_block.tpl b/templates/blocks/publisher_search_block.tpl
index d1616384..7fae96e3 100644
--- a/templates/blocks/publisher_search_block.tpl
+++ b/templates/blocks/publisher_search_block.tpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <strong><{$smarty.const._CO_PUBLISHER_CATEGORY}></strong></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
-            <td class="odd"><{$block.category_select}></td>
+            <td class="odd"><{$block.category_select|default:''}></td>
         </tr>
         <!--  <tr>
             <td class="head" align="right"><strong><{$smarty.const._SR_SEARCHIN}></strong></td>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
            <td class="head" align="right"><strong><{$smarty.const._CO_PUBLISHER_SORTBY}></strong>&nbsp;</td>
            <td class="even"><{$block.sortbySelect}></td>
         </tr>   -->
-        <{if $block.search_rule}>
+        <{if $block.search_rule|default:''}>
             <tr>
                 <td class="even"><strong><{$smarty.const._SR_SEARCHRULE}></strong>&nbsp;
                 </td>