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  • #10923
    Ashley Davis
    Participant

    Hi Bill,

    Quick question this morning.

    How do I have my blog posts listed as summaries on my Blog page, rather than showing the whole post?

    http://www.journeytoohio.com/blog/

    Thanks!
    Ashley Davis

    #10926
    Bill Robbins
    Moderator

    Great question. There are two options for you. You can use what’s called the “more” tag to set a break point in each post so that it displays the content up to that point and then adds a link to the full post. You can find out how that works at http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/.

    The other option is to set the archive pages to use what’s called an excerpt. That will show the first 55 words of your post or a specially crafted excerpt that you place in the excerpt box (it’s just below the main content box).

    Here’s how to make that change:

    1. Go to the Appearance section and select Edit.
    2. From the list of files on your right, choose index.php and look for this spot:
      
      <?php the_content(); ?>
      
    3. Replace that with this:

    4. Save your changes.

    That will make all your posts display the excerpt with a link just below it.

    Let me know if you have any questions or trouble.

    Have a great week,
    Bill

    #10928
    Ashley Davis
    Participant

    Thanks Bill!
    Sooo easy to add that “More Tag”!
    Huge help!

    #10929
    Bill Robbins
    Moderator

    Fantastic!

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