vkaryl

You change the_content to the_excerpt in your theme’s index.php file.

I did the tag.

You could put this in the body element:

min-width:779px;
max-width:1003px;

Then you could give your wrap which includes header, sidebar and maincontent a width of 90%.

Sidebar then gets set at 200px or whatever you have in mind, and the content area can be set width:auto;.

Then in header.php you’ll have to use a conditional comment to cover the world’s most broken browser:

<!--[if IE]>
<style type="text/css">
body { width expression(document.body.clientWidth > 1003 ? "1003px" : "779px"); }
</style>
<![endif]-->

I haven’t done this specifically, but it should work with minor tweaks, or at least give you a starting point.

Wow! How COOL is that? Fun for you, and maybe you want to make sure you have enough bandwidth, just in case?

Keep in mind that you’ll have to rehack the file every time you upgrade wordpress.

Hey, y’know, here’s a thought: maybe widgetize your theme and hack the archives widget instead? Or set up your own in your theme’s functions.php?

I don’t think there is one. That’s why you’d have to hack core code. Which you can find on or about line 279 of /wp-includes/template-functions-general.php.

Disable the RTE if you’re using it, on your user profile page, bottom left corner.