Posted 1 year ago #
Hi - I want the_excert tag ti function as a read more tag, but grab the post title Is this possible? I need to set up for a client who doesn't want to have to fuss with the more tag each time he posts. (http://www.robertskrob.com).
I thought this would work:
<?php the_excerpt("...continue reading " . get_the_title('', '', false)); ?>Can someone tell me what I can do. Pls. note, I am not a php whizz, so need somewhat straight forward info.
Posted 1 year ago #
the_excerpt() doesn't do "read more" - you would have to create a link yourself, like this:
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">continue reading...</a>Hope that helps!
He, I didn't know that. Going to try immediately!
[edit], hmmm. The [...] are built in somewhere so they still appear and the "continue reading..." gets another font, so I'll have to have a look at my stylesheet. It's better than nothing though.
(note: I use the Excerpt Editor plugin that can make excerpt everywhere but on the search results page.)
Posted 1 year ago #
Hi - Yes, definitely closer to what I was shooting for. Same issue as Gangleri though: would love to get rid of the [...]. Any suggestions? And still wondering if there a way to get the
The wp_trim_excerpt function creates the excerpt from the original content unless you have a custom excerpt defined for that post. It is what adds the [...] text.
Posted 1 year ago #
OK, just seeking clarification: If I don't want to use a custom excerpt can I edit the wp_trim_excerpt to not use [...]? If so, where do I find the wp_trim_excerpt tag?
Posted 1 year ago #
wp_trim_excerpt() is defined in wp-includes/formatting.php, if you want to start hacking things off it ;) (commenting out line 857 will do the trick without causing any harm, I think).
To pull the title use _the_title(), like this:
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read more about <?php the_title(); ?></a>
Posted 1 year ago #
Brilliant! I now have the title showing.
I found wp_trim_excerpt on line 821 in my wp-includes/formatting.php. The line I was interested in looks like this:
array_push($words, '[...]');`
Commenting out worked but then it shoved the Share this right up against the text. So I experimented. You can edit the anything inside the [] on line 821. I changed mine to read ' [...use link below to read more] '.
See http://www.robertskrob.com
Thanks to SteveSmith1983!
Posted 1 year ago #
Ah, yes - that's the line I was referring to. I'm glad you've got it how you want it! Happy to help.
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