Thread Starter
olisb
(@olisb)
to explain a bit more, I see the notes in the archive.php file which say:
/* Include the Post-Format-specific template for the content.
* If you want to overload this in a child theme then include a file
* called content-___.php (where ___ is the Post Format name) and that will be used instead.
*/
but if I add
<?php $content = get_the_content(); echo mb_strimwidth($content, 0, 100, '...');?>
in place of
<?php the_content(); ?>
in content-single.php that just reduces the content on the individual blog pages but NOT the blog listings page.
How would I limit the content on the blog listings to 100 characters on the blog listings page but not on the individual blog pages?
Thanks
Thread Starter
olisb
(@olisb)
for anyone else struggling with this see http://wordpress.org/support/topic/designated-posts-page-ignores-selected-templates?replies=2
which (amazingly really) tells you that
Your designated posts page will use the index.php template file – irrespective of any custom template you may have assigned to the page.
so, what you need to do is UNSELECT your blog / news page in Settings > reading and then create a page template like normal.
Crazy un-logical wordpress
