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1. twofivethreetwo
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   I am using the_content() and the_excerpt() on my index page. Its a resource site where we link to others. With the_content() (and more) we have our text and then we use the_excerpt() to quote the site we are linking to. The problem arises when we post our own articles. We have no need for the_excerpt() and need to not display it if we left it blank. However doing a simple if (the_excerpt()) doesn't work since wordpress just uses content for it.

   Is there another way to do this? Since I have the_excerpt() wrapped with blockquote, is there a way to wrap the whole thing in an if statement?

2. twofivethreetwo
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Was able to figure it out after some more browsing... For those interested in the same here is what mine looks like:

   <?php if (!get_the_excerpt()) { ?>
     <!-- show nothing if no ex
   <?php } else { ?>
    <blockquote>
     <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
    </blockquote>
   <?php } ?>

   Somebody else might have a better way to do this, but this works for me right now.

3. rianrietveld
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Found this useful from
   http://wpcult.com/display-the_excerpt-only-if-there-is-text/

   if ( !empty( $post->post_excerpt ) ) :
   	the_excerpt();
   else :
   	false;
   endif;

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