[the_content] Post not displaying full content

Here are some of the things that I’ve tried. I could use some help, if anybody…

1. Attempt: Override the Archive behaviour, since I only want the content above the <!–more–> tag, using advice found here


<?php global $more;
$more = 0;
the_content("Read more...");?>


Settings:

loop.php:


<?php else : ?>
<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
<h2 class="entry-title">" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<div class="entry-meta">
<?php twentyten_posted_on(); ?>
</div>
<?php if ( is_archive() || is_search() ) : ?>
<div class="entry-summary">
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
<?php else : ?>
<div class="entry-content">
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-link">' . __( 'Pages:', 'twentyten' ), 'after' => '</div>' ) ); ?>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>


functions.php:

function twentyten_continue_reading_link() {
return ' ' . __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>', 'twentyten' ) . '';
}
function twentyten_auto_excerpt_more( $more ) {
return ' …' . twentyten_continue_reading_link();
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'twentyten_auto_excerpt_more' );


Result: Failed.
On the Archives page I have the follwing:
-all posts show up with excerpts, but with broken “Continue reading ” links, which resolve to duplicate content.

2. Attempt: Change Archive and Search to the_content as well, use <!–more–> tag to separate content and use global $more=0 to show the above content of the tag:


<div class="entry-content">
<?php the_content(); ?>
</div>

<?php
global $more;
$more = 0;
the_content("Read more...");?>


Settings: functions.php unchanged

Result: Failed (miserably)
-all posts shows as excerpts, but continue_reading_link is not resolving correctly. On “Continue Reading” click, I loose the sidebar, post title goes under the post etc. (breaks the template)

3. Attempt: Modify the excerpt functions
– I linked “Read more…” to the post like this in functions.php:

function twentyten_continue_reading_link($more) {
return ' ID) . '">' . ( 'Read more...') . '';}
add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'twentyten_continue_reading_link' );
function twentyten_auto_excerpt_more( $more ) {
return ' …';
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'twentyten_auto_excerpt_more' );


loop.php stays unchanged.

Result:Disappointing…
-all posts as excerpts with “Continue Reading” links.
-no post content on click after leaving Archive page.

That’s about all I could think of…

Any help appreciated.

Bob