Simple question – how to change posts from full to summary?

  • Hi all,
    I have a simple (and probably stupid) question – is it possible to change the blog posts on the main page to summaries because it is showing the full posts and long ones take up too much room.

    There is probably an option in the control panel somewhere? I can’t find it.

    I would ideally like on the main page, the first few lines of text of a post, then a link saying “read more…” which the users click on to read the full post, for example.

    Any help much appreciated!

    Cheers,

    Alex.

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  • Drew

    (@drewrockshard)

    Right. You would need to use the the_content() function.

    This could should be sufficient:

    <?php the_content('Read more...'); ?>

    UPDATE: Make sure you put this within The Loop.

    Regards,
    Drew

    It’s super easy. Look above the box where you type your post and look for the ‘more’ button. Write a few sentences and then click that to put a ‘read more…’ link on your post, anything below that will not be shown unless the reader clicks on the link.

    Hope that helps.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    Just add the <!–more–> tag into the post itself, wherever you want the post to be split and the “Read more” thingy to be displayed.

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