You are mixing two techniques used to not display the whole post.
1. Replace the_content with the_excerpt and it works automatically.
2. For the code you have above – you MUST insret the “more” tag into your post while writing it… where you want to break the text.
p.s. the two methods do NOT work together.
yeah I know, I used the second method and I inserted the “more” tag. I’ve experimenting a little more and ‘more’ tag works perfectly in the main index but it doesnt work in a section I created used a template.php page. Should I use a plugin for that section? The ‘more’ tag only works in the main index?
I don’t know what your ‘template.php’ thing is. Is it a Page template – as in Pages? Obviously, the “more” does NOT work on Pages, since Pages are never listed as the posts in a “multi-Page” view, so no need for it.
Perhaps, you should describe in details what is your goal, what do you want to do and someone will tell you HOW to do it.
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Moshu,
I created a php file called Portfolio.php and I added this code at the beginning: <title>Portfolio</title><?php
/*
Template Name: Portfolio
*/
?>
Then I copied the loop from the main index and now Im using this template with a Page called Portfolio. That’s where the ‘more’ tag doesnt work.
Is there a way to make it work?
1. You do NOT need the title tags!
2. Read again what I said above:
Obviously, the “more” does NOT work on Pages, since Pages are never listed as the posts in a “multi-Page” view, so no need for it.
ok, so I wont be able to use excerpts in a page?
Nor excerpts neither more. Not without hacking…
Try to search: http://ww.wp.xz.cn/search/excerpt+pages?forums=1
(and similar keywords)
Sorry to bother you one more time, but I still have a question:
I read u said in a thread: “Normally there is no ‘multi-Page’ display as in the case of ‘multi-post’ display (like category or monthly archives)” which I understand. But I have, as I explained, a page with a template file, and Im using the Loop on that page and Im calling multiple posts there. I mean, you will see ONE page, but a LOT of posts in there. Why the excerpt or the ‘more’ doesnt work there, like they do on the main index? I cannot understand that, its the same loop code 🙁
Because WP “knows” that’s a Page and not a multi-post view.
I wanted to do the same thing: list posts in a special page template.
Solution found: add before the loop displaying your posts the following code to ask not to display what is after the more tag
<?php
global $more;
$more = false;
?>
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