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1. noshowmojo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi

   So I want to show just excerpts on the main blog page ok.

   I've read about two ways to do this

   1)
   <?php the_content('Read More...'); ?>

   This doesn't seem to do anything for me.

   2)
   <?php the_excerpt(); ?>

   This cuts off the full length of the post but it just shows a nasty little [...] with no clickable link at the end.

   So I've tried changing to:

   <?php the_excerpt('Read More...'); ?>

   But still just the nasty [...]

   Help please.

2. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Your option 1 won't work unless you also add the more tag to the posts (it's a button in the post editor).

   You might also want to check out Customizing_the_Read_More in the Docs section.

3. noshowmojo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thats brilliant. Thanks!

4. com3
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   holy win! i started trying to rewrite all kindsa stuff only to realize that there was a !---more---- tag! hahaha! thanks a ton!

5. inspiremedia
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Ok, I have been searching around for hours for a solution. I am using the < 1--more-- > tag in my article post and it is working properly. However, the read more link does not show up. I know it is my theme that I am using that is causing the problem, but how can I resolve the problem without changing the theme. I have added all kinds of code, but it still does not work. The website is http://www.contagiouschiropractic.com.

6. yetimade
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hey, I had the same problem as noshowmojo only, when I use the <!--more--> tag either manually or in the WP pannel, it does not work. What am I doing incorrectly?

7. Shane G.
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi,

   Refer this article:

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More

   Also refer these plugins;

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-excerpt/
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/excerpt-editor/

   Thanks,

   Shane G.

8. dragonsjaw
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   And I just saw this today:
   digwp.com/2010/01/wordpress-more-tag-tricks/

   Lots of good info for the more tag

9. samuelpage
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hey All,

   This is probably because you've got the posts returning on a page, rather than the default index which is just returning posts.

   By default the 'read more' link is disabled on a page, so you have to set the variable to enable it, change:
   

   <?php the_content('Read the full article...'); ?>

   to
   

   <?php
   global $more;
   $more = 0;
   the_content('Read the full article...');
   ?>

   Hope that helps!

10. jimisdon
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    samuelpage,
    Thank you. I just started looking for an answer to this problem, and it was looking like I had a long night ahead of me. Glad you responded to this thread.

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