rizyakYesterday the_excerpt was working great, sometime between then and now it broke. I had installed the addthis plugin. Thinking that may be the problem I have uninstalled it.
I don't know exactly when it happened so I can't pinpoint if something specific changed.
I've gone through a number of theme previews and where excerpt is supposed to be, they are blank...
Here is the code:
<br />
<!-- LEAD ARTICLE --><br />
<div id="fragment-1"><br />
<ul id="leadarticle"><br />
<h3 class="title">Featured Article</h3><br />
<?php<br />
// Lead Story module begins<br />
query_posts('showposts=1&cat=18'); //selects 1 article of the category with ID 18, featured articles?><br />
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?></p>
<p> <?php // here the thumbnail image gets automatically generated fron the posts own image gallery ?><br />
<a>" class="alignleft" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php postimage(300,200); ?></a> </p>
<p> <h5> <a>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php __('Permanent Link to','acai')?> <?php the_title(); ?>" class="title"><br />
<?php<br />
// this is where the title of the Lead Story gets printed<br />
the_title(); ?><br />
</a></h5><br />
<?php<br />
// this is where the excerpt of the Lead Story gets printed<br />
the_excerpt(); ?> <span class="read-on"> <a>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php __('Permanent Link to','acai')?> <?php the_title(); ?>"><br />
<?php _e('[continue reading...]','acai'); ?><br />
</a> </span><br />
<?php endwhile; ?></p>
<p> </div><br />
<!-- END LEAD ARTICLE --><br />