Hi @dgraham4,
To display excerpts of posts on home page instead of whole blog post change the following code in the below listed template files in your child theme of Twenty Fourteen theme.
Before Editing:
the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>', 'twentyfourteen' ) );
After Editing:
if (is_home() ) {
the_excerpt();
} else {
the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>', 'twentyfourteen' ) );
}
Template files to be edited in the child theme:
content.php
content-video.php
content-quote.php
content-page.php
content-link.php
content-image.php
content-gallery.php
content-audio.php
content-aside.php
Best Regards,
WPMU DEV
If you want using excerpt by change functions.php file because don’t want use too many file in child theme. You can use this code. This is the code i’m using in my blog.
function my_excerpts($content = false) {
// If is the home page, an archive, or search results
if(is_home() || is_archive() || is_search()) :
global $post;
$content = $post->post_excerpt;
$content = strip_shortcodes($content);
$content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);
$content = preg_replace("/<img[^>]+\>/i", "", $content);
$content = strip_tags($content, '<p>');
// If an excerpt is set in the Optional Excerpt box
if($content) :
$content = apply_filters('the_excerpt', $content);
// If no excerpt is set
else :
$content = $post->post_content;
$content = strip_shortcodes($content);
$content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);
$content = preg_replace("/<img[^>]+\>/i", "", $content);
$content = strip_tags($content, '<p>');
$excerpt_length = 65;
$words = explode(' ', $content, $excerpt_length + 1);
if(count($words) > $excerpt_length) :
array_pop($words);
array_push($words, '[...]');
$content = implode(' ', $words);
endif;
$content = '<p>' . $content . '</p>';;
endif;
endif;
// Make sure to return the content
return $content;
}
// Add filter to the_content
add_filter('the_content', 'my_excerpts');
Best Regards,
Naziman Azlye
