diff --git a/components/com_content/controller.php b/components/com_content/controller.php
index 5a92a7f5beb58..4963dcf66f2fc 100644
--- a/components/com_content/controller.php
+++ b/components/com_content/controller.php
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public function display($cachable = false, $urlparams = false)
 		$user = JFactory::getUser();
 
 		if ($user->get('id')
-			|| ($this->input->getMethod() == 'POST'
-			&& (($vName == 'category' && $this->input->get('layout') != 'blog') || $vName == 'archive' )))
+			|| ($this->input->getMethod() === 'POST'
+			&& (($vName === 'category' && $this->input->get('layout') !== 'blog') || $vName === 'archive' )))
 		{
 			$cachable = false;
 		}
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ public function display($cachable = false, $urlparams = false)
 			'Itemid' => 'INT');
 
 		// Check for edit form.
-		if ($vName == 'form' && !$this->checkEditId('com_content.edit.article', $id))
+		if ($vName === 'form' && !$this->checkEditId('com_content.edit.article', $id))
 		{
 			// Somehow the person just went to the form - we don't allow that.
 			return JError::raiseError(403, JText::sprintf('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_UNHELD_ID', $id));
 		}
 
-		if ($vName == 'article')
+		if ($vName === 'article')
 		{
 			// Get/Create the model
 			if ($model = $this->getModel($vName))
diff --git a/components/com_content/controllers/article.php b/components/com_content/controllers/article.php
index c28a71d7237a0..8bbadce50117b 100644
--- a/components/com_content/controllers/article.php
+++ b/components/com_content/controllers/article.php
@@ -274,21 +274,6 @@ protected function getReturnPage()
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Function that allows child controller access to model data after the data has been saved.
-	 *
-	 * @param   JModelLegacy  $model      The data model object.
-	 * @param   array         $validData  The validated data.
-	 *
-	 * @return  void
-	 *
-	 * @since   1.6
-	 */
-	protected function postSaveHook(JModelLegacy $model, $validData = array())
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Method to save a record.
 	 *
diff --git a/components/com_content/helpers/association.php b/components/com_content/helpers/association.php
index 112434a8326de..f186189461b91 100644
--- a/components/com_content/helpers/association.php
+++ b/components/com_content/helpers/association.php
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ abstract class ContentHelperAssociation extends CategoryHelperAssociation
 	public static function getAssociations($id = 0, $view = null)
 	{
 		$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
-		$view   = is_null($view) ? $jinput->get('view') : $view;
+		$view   = $view === null ? $jinput->get('view') : $view;
 		$id     = empty($id) ? $jinput->getInt('id') : $id;
 
-		if ($view == 'article' || $view == 'category' || $view == 'featured')
+		if ($view === 'article' || $view === 'category' || $view === 'featured')
 		{
 			if ($id)
 			{
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static function getAssociations($id = 0, $view = null)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ($view == 'category' || $view == 'categories')
+		if ($view === 'category' || $view === 'categories')
 		{
 			return self::getCategoryAssociations($id, 'com_content');
 		}
diff --git a/components/com_content/helpers/query.php b/components/com_content/helpers/query.php
index b2ba240441099..03de25d175e51 100644
--- a/components/com_content/helpers/query.php
+++ b/components/com_content/helpers/query.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public static function buildVotingQuery($params = null)
 			$join = '';
 		}
 
-		return array ('select' => $select, 'join' => $join);
+		return array('select' => $select, 'join' => $join);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/components/com_content/helpers/route.php b/components/com_content/helpers/route.php
index 9521af51ff7a6..8bcf7d671e952 100644
--- a/components/com_content/helpers/route.php
+++ b/components/com_content/helpers/route.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static function getArticleRoute($id, $catid = 0, $language = 0)
 			$link .= '&catid=' . $catid;
 		}
 
-		if ($language && $language != '*' && JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled())
+		if ($language && $language !== '*' && JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled())
 		{
 			$link .= '&lang=' . $language;
 		}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public static function getCategoryRoute($catid, $language = 0)
 		{
 			$link = 'index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=' . $id;
 
-			if ($language && $language != '*' && JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled())
+			if ($language && $language !== '*' && JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled())
 			{
 				$link .= '&lang=' . $language;
 			}
diff --git a/components/com_content/models/articles.php b/components/com_content/models/articles.php
index 5b4c838bb0af7..b415ba10608ce 100644
--- a/components/com_content/models/articles.php
+++ b/components/com_content/models/articles.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 		// Join over the frontpage articles if required.
 		if ($this->getState('filter.frontpage'))
 		{
-			if ($orderby_sec == 'front')
+			if ($orderby_sec === 'front')
 			{
 				$query->join('INNER', '#__content_frontpage AS fp ON fp.content_id = a.id');
 			}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 				$query->where('a.featured = 1');
 			}
 		}
-		elseif ($orderby_sec == 'front' || $this->getState('list.ordering') == 'fp.ordering')
+		elseif ($orderby_sec === 'front' || $this->getState('list.ordering') === 'fp.ordering')
 		{
 			$query->join('LEFT', '#__content_frontpage AS fp ON fp.content_id = a.id');
 		}
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 		}
 
 		// Process the filter for list views with user-entered filters
-		if (is_object($params) && ($params->get('filter_field') != 'hide') && ($filter = $this->getState('list.filter')))
+		if (is_object($params) && ($params->get('filter_field') !== 'hide') && ($filter = $this->getState('list.filter')))
 		{
 			// Clean filter variable
 			$filter = StringHelper::strtolower($filter);
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ public function getItems()
 			/*For blogs, article params override menu item params only if menu param = 'use_article'
 			Otherwise, menu item params control the layout
 			If menu item is 'use_article' and there is no article param, use global*/
-			if (($input->getString('layout') == 'blog') || ($input->getString('view') == 'featured')
-				|| ($this->getState('params')->get('layout_type') == 'blog'))
+			if (($input->getString('layout') === 'blog') || ($input->getString('view') === 'featured')
+				|| ($this->getState('params')->get('layout_type') === 'blog'))
 			{
 				// Create an array of just the params set to 'use_article'
 				$menuParamsArray = $this->getState('params')->toArray();
diff --git a/components/com_content/models/category.php b/components/com_content/models/category.php
index 20d1204f81d04..f8e6166526395 100644
--- a/components/com_content/models/category.php
+++ b/components/com_content/models/category.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ protected function populateState($ordering = null, $direction = null)
 		$this->setState('list.start', $app->input->get('limitstart', 0, 'uint'));
 
 		// Set limit for query. If list, use parameter. If blog, add blog parameters for limit.
-		if (($app->input->get('layout') == 'blog') || $params->get('layout_type') == 'blog')
+		if (($app->input->get('layout') === 'blog') || $params->get('layout_type') === 'blog')
 		{
 			$limit = $params->get('num_leading_articles') + $params->get('num_intro_articles') + $params->get('num_links');
 			$this->setState('list.links', $params->get('num_links'));
@@ -458,9 +458,11 @@ public function &getChildren()
 		{
 			$params = $this->getState()->get('params');
 
-			if ($params->get('orderby_pri') == 'alpha' || $params->get('orderby_pri') == 'ralpha')
+			$orderByPri = $params->get('orderby_pri');
+
+			if ($orderByPri === 'alpha' || $orderByPri === 'ralpha')
 			{
-				$this->_children = ArrayHelper::sortObjects($this->_children, 'title', ($params->get('orderby_pri') == 'alpha') ? 1 : (-1));
+				$this->_children = ArrayHelper::sortObjects($this->_children, 'title', ($orderByPri === 'alpha') ? 1 : (-1));
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/components/com_content/models/form.php b/components/com_content/models/form.php
index f8301e312381d..8477d820c3172 100644
--- a/components/com_content/models/form.php
+++ b/components/com_content/models/form.php
@@ -177,17 +177,15 @@ public function getReturnPage()
 	public function save($data)
 	{
 		// Associations are not edited in frontend ATM so we have to inherit them
-		if (JLanguageAssociations::isEnabled() && !empty($data['id']))
+		if (JLanguageAssociations::isEnabled() && !empty($data['id'])
+			&& $associations = JLanguageAssociations::getAssociations('com_content', '#__content', 'com_content.item', $data['id']))
 		{
-			if ($associations = JLanguageAssociations::getAssociations('com_content', '#__content', 'com_content.item', $data['id']))
+			foreach ($associations as $tag => $associated)
 			{
-				foreach ($associations as $tag => $associated)
-				{
-					$associations[$tag] = (int) $associated->id;
-				}
-
-				$data['associations'] = $associations;
+				$associations[$tag] = (int) $associated->id;
 			}
+
+			$data['associations'] = $associations;
 		}
 
 		return parent::save($data);
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/archive/tmpl/default.php b/components/com_content/views/archive/tmpl/default.php
index f00671c0102ae..211404eb073a5 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/archive/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/archive/tmpl/default.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <form id="adminForm" action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php'); ?>" method="post" class="form-inline">
 	<fieldset class="filters">
 	<div class="filter-search">
-		<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') != 'hide') : ?>
+		<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') !== 'hide') : ?>
 		<label class="filter-search-lbl element-invisible" for="filter-search"><?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_TITLE_FILTER_LABEL') . '&#160;'; ?></label>
 		<input type="text" name="filter-search" id="filter-search" value="<?php echo $this->escape($this->filter); ?>" class="inputbox span2" onchange="document.getElementById('adminForm').submit();" placeholder="<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_TITLE_FILTER_LABEL'); ?>" />
 		<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/archive/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/archive/view.html.php
index c6ee431cbd96b..cb76db1fddfd9 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/archive/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/archive/view.html.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 			$item->parent_slug = $item->parent_alias ? ($item->parent_id . ':' . $item->parent_alias) : $item->parent_id;
 
 			// No link for ROOT category
-			if ($item->parent_alias == 'root')
+			if ($item->parent_alias === 'root')
 			{
 				$item->parent_slug = null;
 			}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		$years = array();
 		$years[] = JHtml::_('select.option', null, JText::_('JYEAR'));
 
-		for ($i = 0; $i < count($this->years); $i++)
+		for ($i = 0, $iMax = count($this->years); $i < $iMax; $i++)
 		{
 			$years[] = JHtml::_('select.option', $this->years[$i], $this->years[$i]);
 		}
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php
index f9094b6dc14a1..ddcffcf5ac0c5 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		$item->parent_slug = $item->parent_alias ? ($item->parent_id . ':' . $item->parent_alias) : $item->parent_id;
 
 		// No link for ROOT category
-		if ($item->parent_alias == 'root')
+		if ($item->parent_alias === 'root')
 		{
 			$item->parent_slug = null;
 		}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ protected function _prepareDocument()
 		$id = (int) @$menu->query['id'];
 
 		// If the menu item does not concern this article
-		if ($menu && ($menu->query['option'] != 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] != 'article' || $id != $this->item->id))
+		if ($menu && ($menu->query['option'] !== 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] !== 'article' || $id != $this->item->id))
 		{
 			// If a browser page title is defined, use that, then fall back to the article title if set, then fall back to the page_title option
 			$title = $this->item->params->get('article_page_title', $this->item->title ?: $title);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ protected function _prepareDocument()
 			$path     = array(array('title' => $this->item->title, 'link' => ''));
 			$category = JCategories::getInstance('Content')->get($this->item->catid);
 
-			while ($category && ($menu->query['option'] != 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] == 'article' || $id != $category->id) && $category->id > 1)
+			while ($category && ($menu->query['option'] !== 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] === 'article' || $id != $category->id) && $category->id > 1)
 			{
 				$path[]   = array('title' => $category->title, 'link' => ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($category->id));
 				$category = $category->getParent();
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/categories/tmpl/default_items.php b/components/com_content/views/categories/tmpl/default_items.php
index 6204da708a2ee..ce3346f16ac06 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/categories/tmpl/default_items.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/categories/tmpl/default_items.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 $class = ' class="first"';
 $lang  = JFactory::getLanguage();
 
-if (count($this->items[$this->parent->id]) > 0 && $this->maxLevelcat != 0) :
+if ($this->maxLevelcat != 0 && count($this->items[$this->parent->id]) > 0) :
 ?>
 	<?php foreach ($this->items[$this->parent->id] as $id => $item) : ?>
 		<?php
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.php b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.php
index 9c85788ebcf31..1703ef765a744 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	<?php if (!empty($this->intro_items)) : ?>
 		<?php foreach ($this->intro_items as $key => &$item) : ?>
 			<?php $rowcount = ((int) $key % (int) $this->columns) + 1; ?>
-			<?php if ($rowcount == 1) : ?>
+			<?php if ($rowcount === 1) : ?>
 				<?php $row = $counter / $this->columns; ?>
 				<div class="items-row cols-<?php echo (int) $this->columns; ?> <?php echo 'row-' . $row; ?> row-fluid clearfix">
 			<?php endif; ?>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 		</div>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 
-	<?php if (!empty($this->children[$this->category->id]) && $this->maxLevel != 0) : ?>
+	<?php if ($this->maxLevel != 0 && !empty($this->children[$this->category->id])) : ?>
 		<div class="cat-children">
 			<?php if ($this->params->get('show_category_heading_title_text', 1) == 1) : ?>
 				<h3> <?php echo JText::_('JGLOBAL_SUBCATEGORIES'); ?> </h3>
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php
index 952744cabb03f..058bcd3790419 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 $class = ' class="first"';
 $lang  = JFactory::getLanguage();
 
-if (count($this->children[$this->category->id]) > 0 && $this->maxLevel != 0) : ?>
+if ($this->maxLevel != 0 && count($this->children[$this->category->id]) > 0) : ?>
 
 	<?php foreach ($this->children[$this->category->id] as $id => $child) : ?>
 		<?php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 				<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
 				<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
 
-				<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
+				<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
 					<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 			</h3>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 					</span>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 
-				<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
+				<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
 					<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 			</h3>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			<?php endif; ?>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
-			<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
+			<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
 			<div class="collapse fade" id="category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>">
 				<?php
 				$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_articles.php b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_articles.php
index 418771ddac6e2..6a39da782e55d 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_articles.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_articles.php
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 $tableClass = $this->params->get('show_headings') != 1 ? ' table-noheader' : '';
 ?>
 <form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(JUri::getInstance()->toString()); ?>" method="post" name="adminForm" id="adminForm" class="form-inline">
-<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') != 'hide' || $this->params->get('show_pagination_limit')) : ?>
+<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') !== 'hide' || $this->params->get('show_pagination_limit')) : ?>
 	<fieldset class="filters btn-toolbar clearfix">
 		<legend class="hide"><?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_FORM_FILTER_LEGEND'); ?></legend>
-		<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') != 'hide') : ?>
+		<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') !== 'hide') : ?>
 			<div class="btn-group">
-				<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') != 'tag') : ?>
+				<?php if ($this->params->get('filter_field') !== 'tag') : ?>
 					<label class="filter-search-lbl element-invisible" for="filter-search">
 						<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_' . $this->params->get('filter_field') . '_FILTER_LABEL') . '&#160;'; ?>
 					</label>
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@
 				</th>
 				<?php if ($date = $this->params->get('list_show_date')) : ?>
 					<th scope="col" id="categorylist_header_date">
-						<?php if ($date == 'created') : ?>
+						<?php if ($date === 'created') : ?>
 							<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_CONTENT_' . $date . '_DATE', 'a.created', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
-						<?php elseif ($date == 'modified') : ?>
+						<?php elseif ($date === 'modified') : ?>
 							<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_CONTENT_' . $date . '_DATE', 'a.modified', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
-						<?php elseif ($date == 'published') : ?>
+						<?php elseif ($date === 'published') : ?>
 							<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_CONTENT_' . $date . '_DATE', 'a.publish_up', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
 						<?php endif; ?>
 					</th>
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 				<td headers="categorylist_header_author" class="list-author">
 					<?php if (!empty($article->author) || !empty($article->created_by_alias)) : ?>
 						<?php $author = $article->author ?>
-						<?php $author = ($article->created_by_alias ?: $author); ?>
+						<?php $author = $article->created_by_alias ?: $author; ?>
 						<?php if (!empty($article->contact_link) && $this->params->get('link_author') == true) : ?>
 							<?php echo JText::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_WRITTEN_BY', JHtml::_('link', $article->contact_link, $author)); ?>
 						<?php else : ?>
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
index 8a44da9a1ff49..92855f97986b5 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 			$item->parent_slug = $item->parent_alias ? ($item->parent_id . ':' . $item->parent_alias) : $item->parent_id;
 
 			// No link for ROOT category
-			if ($item->parent_alias == 'root')
+			if ($item->parent_alias === 'root')
 			{
 				$item->parent_slug = null;
 			}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 
 		// For blog layouts, preprocess the breakdown of leading, intro and linked articles.
 		// This makes it much easier for the designer to just interrogate the arrays.
-		if (($params->get('layout_type') == 'blog') || ($this->getLayout() == 'blog'))
+		if ($params->get('layout_type') === 'blog' || $this->getLayout() === 'blog')
 		{
 			foreach ($this->items as $i => $item)
 			{
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ protected function prepareDocument()
 		$menu = $this->menu;
 		$id = (int) @$menu->query['id'];
 
-		if ($menu && ($menu->query['option'] != 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] == 'article' || $id != $this->category->id))
+		if ($menu && ($menu->query['option'] !== 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] === 'article' || $id != $this->category->id))
 		{
 			$path = array(array('title' => $this->category->title, 'link' => ''));
 			$category = $this->category->getParent();
 
-			while (($menu->query['option'] != 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] == 'article' || $id != $category->id) && $category->id > 1)
+			while (($menu->query['option'] !== 'com_content' || $menu->query['view'] === 'article' || $id != $category->id) && $category->id > 1)
 			{
 				$path[] = array('title' => $category->title, 'link' => ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($category->id));
 				$category = $category->getParent();
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php b/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php
index e9a463d4026c8..090ed51dd8327 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		$rowcount = (((int) $key - 1) % (int) $this->columns) + 1;
 		$row = $counter / $this->columns;
 
-		if ($rowcount == 1) : ?>
+		if ($rowcount === 1) : ?>
 
 		<div class="items-row cols-<?php echo (int) $this->columns; ?> <?php echo 'row-' . $row; ?> row-fluid">
 		<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/featured/view.feed.php b/components/com_content/views/featured/view.feed.php
index 93181d5f0e5c6..0a47efb7a4532 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/featured/view.feed.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/featured/view.feed.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 				$description = '<p><img src="' . $image . '" /></p>';
 			}
 
-			$description .= ($params->get('feed_summary', 0) ? $row->introtext . $row->fulltext : $row->introtext);  			
+			$description .= ($params->get('feed_summary', 0) ? $row->introtext . $row->fulltext : $row->introtext);
 			$author      = $row->created_by_alias ?: $row->author;
 
 			// Load individual item creator class
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 
 			$item->author = $author;
 
-			if ($feedEmail == 'site')
+			if ($feedEmail === 'site')
 			{
 				$item->authorEmail = $siteEmail;
 			}
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/featured/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/featured/view.html.php
index f2df737c4d7d2..c2838e0cbd27e 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/featured/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/featured/view.html.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 			$item->parent_slug = $item->parent_alias ? ($item->parent_id . ':' . $item->parent_alias) : $item->parent_id;
 
 			// No link for ROOT category
-			if ($item->parent_alias == 'root')
+			if ($item->parent_alias === 'root')
 			{
 				$item->parent_slug = null;
 			}
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/form/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/form/view.html.php
index df154f0b87b6f..d3484e0a438e2 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/form/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/form/view.html.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		}
 
 		// Propose current language as default when creating new article
-		if (JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled() && empty($this->item->id))
+		if (empty($this->item->id) && JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled())
 		{
 			$lang = JFactory::getLanguage()->getTag();
 			$this->form->setFieldAttribute('language', 'default', $lang);