Main Blog Page Article Links

  • Hello,

    The main blog page shows short previews with “read more” link for each post.

    The latest blog posts has the title “Diabetic Foot Soaks” Then below it, The content of the article says “Diabetic Foot Soaks” as well before the “read more” part; that content “Diabetic Foot Soaks” is actually a link I created when creating the blog post, a link to a PDF but it shows as just text on the main blog page. If I click “read more” then I get the full article and the words “Diabetic foot soaks” link to the PDF.

    It’s like this with any article, the link never appears in the preview on the main blog page. I need it too.

    I’m trying to make the website more seamless and less work for the end user.

    How do I configure the main wordpress blog page so the links I create show up as clickable in the little preview, as opposed to having to click “read more” to get the link in the full blog post article.

    Right now all links on the main blog page article previews, the links are always just text not links, it’s not until you click “read more” to see the full article are the links clickable.

    I know this is fixable because I’ve seen it done, but I don’t know how to do it. How do I enable the HTML formatting to (links, underline, etc….) to show on the main blog page article previews. Where is the option do enable this?

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  • Hi @carsonix

    The issue you’re facing is likely due to how WordPress handles the post excerpt. By default, WordPress strips HTML (including links) from automatically generated excerpts. You can use use manual excerpts for this.


    1. Edit the Post
    2. Locate the Excerpt Box (If you don’t see it, enable it by going to the top right corner → “Screen Options” and checking “Excerpt”)
    3. Manually Enter the Excerpt you want to appear in the preview and include the hyperlink manually and update the Post

    Sample link 

    <a >Your text</a>

    Now the excerpt will display with the link as intended.

    Thanks

    Nuhman Nathly

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    (@carsonix)

    Hello, thanks for the quick reply.

    I did as you suggested, but it’s still text, not a link.

    I edited the post, enabled excerpt.

    Then at the bottom of the edit section is a excerpt box where I added what I wanted including the proper HTML for a link but its still just plain text.

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    (@carsonix)

    Doesn’t anybody else have another suggestion?

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