Tried what? Did you clear your cache after?
Kadence Themes
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1mk
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I tried using the custom excerpt box, but it wasn’t reflected. I didn’t clear cache…I was checking changes in an incognito window.
So, did you try clearing your cache? Did that work for you?
Hannah
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1mk
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I did try that and I even used a different browser and the changes were still not reflected.
So in your edit post page you’ve typed your custom excerpt in the custom excerpt box and saved changes, correct? If so and it still isn’t working try deactivating plugins to test.
Hannah
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1mk
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Yup, I did type the custom excerpt in the appropriate box and saved the changes…which plugin are you referring to?
How long of a custom excerpt are you adding? Because the whole point of the custom excerpt is to choose where it ends but you can’t make the excerpt longer.
Kadence Themes
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1mk
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Just a paragraph. So whether you use custom excerpts or not you still only have 34 words or whatever it is?
Yes for the home page “latest posts” module in your theme options > home layout. On a blog page or if you are using a standard layout that is single column you can have whatever you like in your custom excerpt. But in the two column layout it’s set to 34 words.
Kadence Themes
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1mk
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Oh, I see. If I were to use “page content” rather than “latest posts”, then the custom excerpt would be reflected? And also, can I customize it to have the hover Read More button like in the “latest posts” one that you helped me change?
Yea you can customize the “continue reading” button you would need to use different css though.
And to be clear you can have a custom expert with the “latest posts” it just has to be less then 34 words.
Kadence Themes
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1mk
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Got it.
Can you help me with the css for “post content” like you did with the “latest post” button?
Ideally, I would like it to be a button that has the hover effect…and if possible customize the text inside the button.
This is what I have now:
.home_blog .post .entry-content a {padding: 6px 12px; background: #eee;
color: #444; display: inline-block;}
.home_blog .post .entry-content a:hover {background: #025fa9; color: #fff;}
Thanks so much!
You can’t customize what the text is unless you have the premium theme or you use a child theme and edit the file.
You can add css to make it a button though.
.post .entry-content a {padding: 6px 12px; background: #eee;
color: #444; display: inline-block;}
.post .entry-content a:hover {background: #025fa9; color: #fff;}
Kadence Themes
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1mk
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Thank you for that!
I tested the custom excerpt and it seems to work fine with the “post content” but on the post I tested it with, it didn’t display the “continue” button…is there a way to fix that?
You would have to add the continue button in a custom excerpt for the “page content”.
By setting a custom excerpt that is any length there is no added link by wordpress.
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