Title: Auto “more”
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Auto “more”

 *  [mystic_bovine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mystic_bovine/)
 * (@mystic_bovine)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/)
 * I have a blog with quite a few long winded authors.
 * I’ve asked repeated to use the “more” button. But they either ignore me or forget.
 * Is there a tag or hack that will automatically insert it after certain amount
   of characters, or words, or lines?
 * Apologzing in advance if this topic has been answered. I have found the question
   asked a few times, but I never see the answer I’m looking for.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126081)
 * I haven’t come across any such hack yet, but I can’t imagine that it’s that tought
   to implement. If WordPress can automatically add <P>’s to every message, it can
   easily be made to add a <!–more–> tag after a certain count.
 * Would make for a nice plugin..I’ll see what I can do.
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [mystic_bovine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mystic_bovine/)
 * (@mystic_bovine)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126087)
 * Wow. That would be great. Thanks!
 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126093)
 * Pfft! Plugin-shmugin.
 * Open you index.php file (this is assuming 1.2.X) find the code where the_content()
   is located. Replace it with the following:
    <?php if (!$single) { the_excerpt();}
   else { the_content();} ?>
 * Now, on the main page, the excerpt will be displayed. The excerpt can be entered
   by hand (using the advanced post controls) or it will take the first section 
   of the post itself (up to 200 words, I think).
 * Tg
 *  [dissurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dissurion/)
 * (@dissurion)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126096)
 * I think mystic_bovine wants this to be done automatically when other users post.
 * As cypher says, this isn’t hard to make. Just inserting the ‘more’ is really 
   easy. There are some things to watch out for though.
    1) Suppose you have it 
   set automatically after x words, but you make a short post (x+1 words). In that
   case you would want to prevent the ‘more’ insertion. 2) If tags are used they
   will brake. So you would have to close them. Eg a ‘more’ between ‘strong’ tags
   will make your page be all strong since it won’t be closing anymore.
 *  Thread Starter [mystic_bovine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mystic_bovine/)
 * (@mystic_bovine)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126164)
 * Thanks TechGnome,
 * I tried your suggestion and it worked. It put ‘…’ after so many words, but it
   didn’t put in a link to take the reader to the rest of the story.
 * I know you can click on the title to take you there, but some may not think of
   that. (I know I didn’t the first time I looked at the page – 🙂
 * Thanks again.
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126174)
 * @mystin_bovine,
 * Email me at abihari_@_gmail.com, I’ve got a small plugin for you try out. Perhaps
   we can refine this with a bit of testing and fix the noteworthy issues that dissurion
   has mentioned.
 * Regards
 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126175)
 * Try this…..
 * `<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">...Read the rest</a>`
 * right after the_excerpt();
 * so it looks like this:
 * `
    <?php if (!$single) { the_excerpt(); ?><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" 
   rel="bookmark">...Read the rest</a><?php } else { the_content();} ?>  Tg

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-more/#post-126175)
 * Status: not resolved

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