Title: Archive page script
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Archive page script

 *  [paulcj2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulcj2/)
 * (@paulcj2)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-script/)
 * I’m using WP 2.9.2 with K2 1.0.3. I want to change the behavior of the archive
   page, so that it only displays a summary of a post instead of the whole text.
   Can’t seem to find the script that controls this page:
    [http://www.mylifeincollege.net/2010/05/](http://www.mylifeincollege.net/2010/05/)
 * Can someone enlighten me on where that script lives? Also, what variable will
   I change to display only the post summary, plus a link “read on” to the whole
   post?

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 *  [James Laws](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jameslaws/)
 * (@jameslaws)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-script/#post-1500789)
 * It would be the archives.php page that you want to edit and you would simply 
   replace `<?php the_content(); ?>` with `<?php the_excerpt(); ?>`.
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-script/#post-1500905)
 * It looks like you are using the K2 theme which has a different structure, so 
   there is no archives.php. Instead, do this:
    - Under your k2 theme directory, find the file blocks/k2-loop.php and copy it
      to blocks/k2-loop-monthly-archive.php.
    - Change this line:
    -     ```
          <?php the_content( sprintf( __('Continue reading \'%s\'', 'k2_domain'), the_title('', '', false) ) ); ?>
          ```
      
    - to this:
    -     ```
          <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
          <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="Permanent link to <?php the_title(); ?>">Read more... </a>
          ```
      
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-script/#post-1500909)
 * OOPS – the new file name should be blocks/k2-loop-archive-month.php, not blocks/
   k2-loop-monthly-archive.php!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-script/#post-1500909)
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