Blog page not working

[Curt Kipp]

Hi Bill,

We have another question. We would like to have a blog page on our site (www.wilsonvillerotary.com). It is there at http://www.wilsonvillerotary.com/blog/ but it is totally blank when you load. Is the only way to do this by setting up a categories page? I’ve done this and I don’t love the categories page because again you get the links stripped out, and the content cuts off without a “read more.” Can this be fixed with a php tweak like we did for the front page posts (thanks, by the way)? Are there other options?

Curt

[Bill Robbins]

Curt,

Great question. The blog area is another spot that I have down to make a few edits in for the next release. As the theme is now, you’ll need to add a category to the navigation in order to add a blog “page” to the site.” I’ve been moving my themes away from having a built-in home page in part so that it’s easier to add in a blog without adding using the category method.

You can switch from an excerpt to the full content. Here’s how:

1. Go to the Appearance section and select Edit.
2. From the list of files on your right, choose archive.php and look for this spot:

   
   <?php the_excerpt();?>
   

3. Replace that with this:

4. Save your changes.

That will show the full page content unless you also include a "more" tag in your post.

If you have any trouble, let me know,
Bill

[Curt Kipp]

Bill,

That did the trick. Thanks for your help! I hope you do make the change so that the blog page can be included without a workaround. I think it would be an improvement, as long as we can still have the front page functionality we have now (slides, widget-based layout, etc.). My $0.02.

Curt

[Bill Robbins]

Thanks Kurt. That’s the plan to give people the most flexibility possible without needing to edit.

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