http://wordpress.org/support/ WordPress › Support Topic: 2.7 - Is there a Post abbreviation Plugin that works? en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239140#post-1001042 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:24:11 +0000 gofree 1001042@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Yes, look great now.</p> <p>The problem we are using such plugin is because we don't want to mess up. @bennettmcelwee, great if this plugin also includes some functions like strip out images and video, too. </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239140#post-984678 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:30:42 +0000 bennettmcelwee 984678@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Evermore has just been updated - the problem should now be fixed. </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239140#post-971584 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:02:21 +0000 LenK 971584@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>I'm not familiar with those plugins but if you're simply wanting to show snippets of your post on the front page you don't need a plugin. Use the template tag <code>the_excerpt()</code> instead of <code>the_content()</code></p> <p>Additionally, WordPress by default will limit excerpts to 55 characters when using <code>the_excerpt()</code>. You can change that by adding this to your theme's functions.php file,</p> <pre><code>/* custom trim excerpt lenghts */ remove_filter(&#39;get_the_excerpt&#39;, &#39;wp_trim_excerpt&#39;); add_filter(&#39;get_the_excerpt&#39;, &#39;custom_trim_excerpt&#39;); function custom_trim_excerpt($text) { // Fakes an excerpt if needed global $post; if ( &#39;&#39; == $text ) { $text = get_the_content(&#39;&#39;); $text = apply_filters(&#39;the_content&#39;, $text); $text = str_replace(&#39;]]&gt;&#39;, &#39;]]&gt;&#39;, $text); $text = strip_tags($text); $excerpt_length = X; $words = explode(&#39; &#39;, $text, $excerpt_length + 1); if (count($words) &gt; $excerpt_length) { array_pop($words); array_push($words, &#39;...&#39;); $text = implode(&#39; &#39;, $words); } } return $text; }</code></pre> <p>Just adjust the line <code>$excerpt_length = X;</code> to whatever you want. </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239140#post-971581 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:54:46 +0000 wholesalepride 971581@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Evermore and post teaser work fine until trying to change the settings. With both, when saving the changes you get a php error that is not helpful. Anyone know of a fix, or replacement plugin? </p>