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1. Spencer Hill
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Heya,
   For some reason the_excerpt() function doesn't always show the read more link for me. I can't figure out why... Can someone help? Thanks!

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 1 year ago #

   for instance, if the content of the post is shorter than the excerpt limit (default: 55 words) the 'read more' won't show.

   if your case is different, a link to your site might help to illustrate your issue.

   have you read:
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt

3. Spencer Hill
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Ah okay, that's what I thought. Yeah I've read the codex on this topic, maybe I'm just overlooking the answer then. But let me rephrase my question: "How can I ensure the read more link will always appear?"

   Thanks!

4. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 1 year ago #

   you would need to hard code a 'read more' link (with the permalink to the post) into the template file; and remove the 'read more' from the excerpt.

5. Spencer Hill
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Ah ha, okay that makes perfect sense. Thanks!

6. Jenn
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I have the same issue. I followed the instructions on this page:

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt

   In my functions.php file I have:

   // Read More link
   function new_excerpt_more($more) {
   global $post;
   return '... <a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '">' . 'More >>' . '</a>';
   }
   add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');

   See the screenshot here:
   http://www.kitacreative.com/hosting/no-excerpt.png

   Notice how the MORE >> shows up on posts 6 and 3, but not 4 and 5. Also notice how that the excerpt text is longer for posts 4 and 5, so this is not a matter of having too little text.

   Is there any other fix other than hard coding MORE >> into the template file?

7. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 1 year ago #

   are you using a hand-written excerpt in some of the posts?

   (the_excerpt() will show the handwritten excerpt in full)

   or are you using the 'more-tag' in the other posts?
   (in which case your template is probably using the_content('more'); )

   the image is not consistent with what the_excerpt() would do with ordinary posts (if all the posts are done in the same way: no more-tag and no handwritten)

   for further info, you can also check my blog:
   http://www.transformationpowertools.com/wordpress/read-more-on-all-excerpts-in-wordpress
   http://www.transformationpowertools.com/wordpress/automatically-shorten-manual-excerpt

8. Jenn
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Ah, yes. Posts 4 and 5 had hand-written excerpts. And I was using the_excerpt() in my template file.

   Thanks for the clarification!

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