Look for this in your index.php:
<?php the_content(); ?>
and change it to this:
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
hi kafkaesqui, it makes sense, but what if I’m using the excerpt for tagging the posts? Thanks, chr
gabon? How so are you using it for “tagging,” and perhaps a better question, why?
If the excerpt is being used for something other than an actual excerpt, description, or summary note of the post’s content, see my plugin the_excerpt Reloaded, which allows you to force post content (abbreviated, naturally) to be used even when there is an excerpt:
http://guff.szub.net/the-excerpt-reloaded/
This is what my index.php in my themes folder says…I cant find <?php the_content(); ?> anywhere in my entire website?
<?php
require_once(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/header.php’);
the_posts();
require_once(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/footer.php’);
?>
I am using the Semiologic, 3 columns 3.2 theme…anyone familiar with this?
On my version 2.0 there was:
<?php the_content(‘Read the rest of this entry »’); ?>
that I converted in:
<?php the_excerpt(‘Read the rest of this entry »’); ?>
It shows correctly the excerpt, but how to add the “more” button at the end of the post? Is there an embedded function or do I have to do it by hands?
I’ve noticed another thing. It is not possible to use html in the excerpt. Is there anyway to enable it?
