category, archives, and tags not showing full post

Resolved qryztufre
(@qryztufre)

13 years, 4 months ago

This is the first time I’ve used the latest version of WP, and it’s not showing things like older versions…

In the past, when I clicked on individual categories, tags, or even the archive, it would show me the entire post, post after post… now it’s just showing the first bit.

If I have images, it is not showing “Continue reading →” but on posts that are longer that is there.

Is there a option or method to make the FULL post show it up like it should be doing?

If there are code edits, I’d need to know what to look for and all the places I’d need to change it *sigh*

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esmi
(@esmi)

13 years, 4 months ago

What you describe are theme-specific issues – not WordPress core issues. I’d suggest that you consider editing your theme’s template files, creating a child theme or switching to a different theme

Thread Starter qryztufre
(@qryztufre)

13 years, 4 months ago

Erm, it’s the default theme that is giving me the trouble. I stopped using other themes long ago because they do not update like the default one.

So with it being the default theme, that puts it into the core code, right?

Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
(@ipstenu)

🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

13 years, 4 months ago

Not exactly. It’s there because without ANY theme, WordPress doesn’t work, so we have to include A theme. It’s included in the install package, it’s not a ‘part’ of core. Technicalities, I know.

Make a child theme of TwentyTen. By default, that theme shows excerpts, IIRC, so you’ll need to modify it.

Rev. Voodoo
(@rvoodoo)

13 years, 4 months ago

also, if its the theme actually named ‘default’ its not the default any more! :/

twentyten is now the default theme, since 3.0. So default is no longer updated

Michael
(@alchymyth)

13 years, 4 months ago

the forum search should have given you some results, as there are many threads in this forum about this issue (?)

edit loop.php; find:
<?php if ( is_archive() || is_search() ) : // Display excerpts for archives and search. ?>

(this occurs twice)

change both occurances to:
<?php if ( is_search() ) : // Display excerpts for search. ?>

this still leaves the search results as excerpts.

esmi
(@esmi)

13 years, 4 months ago

By default, that theme shows excerpts, IIRC,

Yep – the 3rd Loop in loop.php. The theme displays excerpts on all archive & search pages.

Thread Starter qryztufre
(@qryztufre)

13 years, 4 months ago

Yes, I found MANY results for my search, sadly most of them were rather old & closed and didn’t seem to actually be what I was looking for.

Yet outside the search, sorry, I did find the themes forum, which is where I likely should have posted this, but I didn’t think it was a theme issue.

And yes, it’s the twentyten theme I am using for the ‘default’

I’ll search again…

Thanks guys.

Thread Starter qryztufre
(@qryztufre)

13 years, 4 months ago

For my answer (in case anyone stumbles upon this later) it seems I must hunt down

all cases of the_excerpt() and switch them to the_content() in all related templates where I want such a change to take place. <- that does not seem to be the case

But for the record, this sucks eggs, as once I update my other WPs I will need to do it there, then likely need to do it all again once I upgrade again, over & over (for something that should be an option).

*shrug*

Thanks again guys!

Rev. Voodoo
(@rvoodoo)

13 years, 4 months ago

or, as was mentioned earlier

Make a child theme of TwentyTen.

child themes modify existing themes, but keep your edits safe. So when a new WP comes out, the theme gets upgraded, but your edits stay nice and safe