to do this I need to post an excerpt with my posts
nope – you can do that, but the WordPress function the_excerpt() would otherwise automatically just show a few words of the post; http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt
general structure in the loop i.e. after <?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php
if($wp_query->current_post == 0 ) { ?>
the way to show the first full post with image etc
<?php } else { ?>
the way to show the all other post with excerpt etc
<?php }
?>
Thread Starter
prb81
(@prb81)
Just to clarify. I currently have the follow to instruct my index page to display posts:
<?php the_excerpt(); ?> <a>"> Read more»</a>
Where would I put the code you mention in order for the first post to appear as a non-excerpt and the rest as the excerpt as instructed above?
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there is likely to be more code in index.php – for instance there is usually a loop: see http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop
feel free to post the code of index.php here – please use the pastebin as described in http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code
Thread Starter
prb81
(@prb81)
Yes there is more, just didn’t want to past the whole thing, but here it is:
http://pastebin.com/gXGjRjG6
[no bumping, please]
for example:
http://pastebin.com/dupHbVDx
based on your exising code – you still need to clear up any unwanted output, and add the images – possibly using the_post_thumbnail()
