Post questions?

  • How can I keep only certain posts on the homepage?

    How can I keep a certain posts out of all categories but not in uncategorized either?

    Is there a way to have an excerpt of a post but no “post page” for that particular excerpt. Just a short blurb that links to another site and not the “post page”?

    Are there plugins for this stuff?

    Thanks in advance…

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  • Sounds like you want to create a Custom Post type. A Custom Post will not show up on anything by default – you must specifically ask for it.

    The Custom Post Type UI plugin can help you set up a Custom Post type.

    Thread Starter gregdoggle

    (@gregdoggle)

    vtxyzzy,

    Thanks for your help the other day by the way…

    Here is what I want to do, and here is what I have done temporarily…

    https://webhostmaven.com

    I have a “welcome post” below the comparison table. I had a lot of issues because of the theme defaults.

    First, I want the post to be stickied to the homepage – that I can do.

    Second – I want the whole post to show, not just the excerpt – this I am unsure how to do.

    Third – If I write the post in wordpress and publish it, I get the default “visit website and read review” buttons like the other posts. I don’t want that.

    Fourth – it also looks for a thumbnail which I also don’t want.

    Right now for a temporary work around, I have a widget with a jpeg image sitting there of the post. So it is not true content. Its just a widget of an image.

    It seems easy, I just can’t seem to figure out what to do, and I would prefer content there instead of a lame jpeg of a post.

    Can the plugin you suggested do this? I started messing with the plugin but didn’t get anywhere.

    Thanks
    Greg

    Hi Greg,

    The plugin only makes it easier to create a Custom Post type. I suggested a CP because it will not show up anywhere that you do not specifically put in code for it. That keeps it out of all blogs, archives, searches, etc. You can put in a special category instead, but then you have to find all the places you don’t want it to show and exclude it.

    In order for the CP to show on your home page, you would need to modify the template that displays that page. You will need to modify the template in any case to accomplish points 2 – 4.

    If your front page is the blog, you probably need to modify the index.php file. It looks like you are using a ‘paid’ theme, so I can’t download it to give specifics. In general, you will need to create your Custom Post type and enter a post of that type. Then insert a query for the most recent post of that type in index.php.

    I hope that is enough to get you started.

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