What theme are you using? Where did you download it from?
Why are you using an old copy of WordPress? Were you aware that your site is currently running a very real risk of being hacked? You need to upgrade WordPress asap.
I am upgrading my wordpress, but to answer your question I’m using a twentyeleven child theme
OK, but how do I display 5 excerpts from a certain category?
It will explain that on the page I linked to above.
I took a look at at, but I’m kind of a novice at this and after looking through the article I don’t see anything about displaying only excerpts as opposed to posts
That page explains how you can vary the number of posts on any give page and limit them to only 1 category. For post excerpts, see http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt
Sorry, the responses that you are giving me are quite vague. I’ve been through a lot of these pages before, the reason why I came to this forum is to see if anyone can show me EXACTLY how to do this.
Did you review the page at the link I posted above? Do you understand how to modify the Loop? These forums are aimed at pointing people in the right direction and helping them to help themselves – not doing all of the work for you. If you need that level of support, you may want to consider hiring someone.
