Title: Post Full-Text/Summary Question
Last modified: January 1, 2017

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# Post Full-Text/Summary Question

 *  [Writer51](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writer51/)
 * (@writer51)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/)
 * I am running a child theme in WordPress 4.5.4 and have my Setting>Reading set
   to Summary (excepts) for my front page posts.
 * I would like to have selected posts full-text and was wondering if there was 
   a way to add a script to each post that would make it full-text? Note:There is
   a Script section in the Post editor that says “Page Specific Scripts”
 * I searched for this in the forum but could not find a solution – seems like it
   would be a common question.
 * Appreciate the help,
 * Jim

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8607950)
 * That script section is not part of the default WP edit screen, it’s from either
   your theme or a plugin. You’d likely need to get an answer from the author of
   whatever entity is responsible for putting it there.
 * What you want can be achieved with default WP with a bit of extra code on the
   template page responsible for the output. To find it, start with the parent theme’s
   index.php, which more than likely loads a template part. Whatever template part
   is loaded may have the code you need, or there could be even another template
   part loaded.
 * You need to create some way to distinguish full text posts from the others. A
   custom field, tag, category, etc. The added code would check for this property
   and if it exists, the full text is output, otherwise output the excerpt.
 * If you need more specifics, we’d need to know your theme, the type of excerpt
   you’re using (separate field, more tag, or auto-generated) and how you would 
   distinguish full text posts from others.
 *  Thread Starter [Writer51](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writer51/)
 * (@writer51)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8607975)
 * Hi bcworks,
 * Yeah – unfortunately the developer of the theme I am using is not interested 
   in helping so I am on my on here.
 * Would appreciate the help.
 * I will be glad to give you login info on my WP site so you can take a look. I
   have a Welcome post at the top that I would like to go full-text so the video
   shows up.
 * Give me your email address and I will send you the login information.
 * Thnx for your help,
 * Jim
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8610403)
 * I’m sorry, these forums are not for that level of support. Everything is done
   right here in public and you shouldn’t give anyone here privileged access to 
   your site. If you are uncomfortable with those terms, consider hiring help from
   somewhere like jobs.wordpress.net
 *  Thread Starter [Writer51](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writer51/)
 * (@writer51)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8615188)
 * bcworkz,
 * ok – let’s do it in public – do you have a suggestion to a solution or the next
   step?
 * Jim
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8615807)
 * All righty then 🙂
 * It’s too bad about the script box, there’s possibly potential there, but knowing
   nothing about it means we need to do it with only core techniques. Maybe it’s
   just as well because this could then be used in any WP installation.
 * Like I said initially:
 * > If you need more specifics, we’d need to know your theme, the type of excerpt
   > you’re using (separate field, more tag, or auto-generated) and how you would
   > distinguish full text posts from others.
 * By theme, I mean your parent theme, unless you already know exactly where to 
   put the _if ( condition ) echo excerpt else echo full-text_ logic.
 * When you say front page, is this the post index front page or a “static” front
   page?
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/).
      Reason: one last question
 *  Thread Starter [Writer51](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writer51/)
 * (@writer51)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8618626)
 * Hi bcworkz,
 * ok – will do my best to answer your questions. It is a Genesis theme with a MemberSonic
   child theme and all I did was set my Settings>Reading settings as follows
 * Front page displays Your Latest Posts
 * For each article in feed, show Summary
 * See site at [http://theimlifestyle.com](http://theimlifestyle.com)
 * Hope this helps,
 * Jim
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8620265)
 * Thanks for the extra information. That was helpful, but not in the way I was 
   hoping. We’re unable to help people who use commercial themes because we do not
   have access to the source code. I was hoping to be able to tell you where to 
   place the code, but that’s just not possible. All I can tell you is it goes inside
   the Loop where each post’s content is output. You’re on your own for finding 
   the right template and location.
 * I’ll assume you will designate full text posts by adding a custom field named“
   full_text” with a value of “yes”. Any post without that field or with a value
   other than “yes” will only have it’s excerpt output.
 * This code that you add will be lost anytime the theme is updated, so keep a backup
   copy somewhere safe for reference in editing the newly revised theme template.
   It’d be better to do a template swap from within a plugin, but I couldn’t explain
   how to accomplish that with a Genesis based theme.
 *     ```
       if ( 'yes' == get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'full_text', true )) {
          $post = get_post();
          if ( post_password_required( $post ) )
             echo get_the_password_form( $post );
          else
             echo $post->post_content;
       } else {
          // theme's original excerpt output goes here
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Writer51](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writer51/)
 * (@writer51)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8623010)
 * bcworkz,
 * ok – is there something else I can provide that would give the information you
   need to tell me where the right template and location is? ie template names of
   the child theme?
 * otherwise – thank you for your help.
 * Jim
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-full-textsummary-question-2/#post-8623501)
 * I’m afraid not, sorry. The best I can offer is some hints on how to find the 
   right place. You need to be able to recognize [The Loop](https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop)
   on templates. Recognize when you need to use <?php ?> tags when inserting code(
   when surrounding content is plain HTML) and when not to, because nesting blocks
   of PHP code like we do with HTML is not permitted. Know that content is usually
   output with the_content() or the_excerpt(), but themes could have their own method.
 * You can verify you’re in the right place by placing temporary, arbitrary output
   and see where it appears, or if it appears. Something like `echo '***** TEST 
   OUTPUT *****';` If “echo” appears in the output, you should have enclosed the
   line in <?php ?> tags. You can verify functions do what you think they do by 
   temporarily making them into a comment with `/* */` syntax. If doing so makes
   just the excerpt disappear, you’ve found the right function.
 * Do not use the built in theme editor to do this. A simple innocent syntax error
   could crash the site, preventing access to the editor to fix it. You need to 
   do this through FTP or your hosting account’s file manager. Always have a clean,
   unaltered version of any file you alter ready to upload in case your edits result
   in a crash.
 * With that knowledge, you can start searching for the right spot. Start with the
   parent theme’s index.php, which more than likely loads a template part. Whatever
   template part is loaded may have the code you need, or there could be even another
   template part loaded. If the child theme has a template of the same name, use
   the child version instead of the parent’s.
 * Initially, you are looking for The Loop. Verify you’re on the right template 
   by adding arbitrary output inside the loop. If your output appears with every
   post, you’re on the right track. If not, try another promising template or loop.
   Once you’ve found the right loop and template, identify the function that outputs
   the excerpt. Once you find that, add my code just above it and move the excerpt
   function to its position within my code.
 * Unless you’ve already added the custom field, you should not notice any difference
   in the output. Once the custom field is added to selected posts, they will be
   displayed with full text.
 * Good luck!

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