Comments on: Tips For Writing Good Excerpts http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/ Helping You To Optimize and Monetize Your WordPress Niche Blog Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Teli Adlam http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-8881 Teli Adlam Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:42:54 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-8881 Hi Len, I actually just saw this comment, so my apologies for the delayed response. You're welcome. OptiNiche v2 was postponed while I worked on my themes through August. Now that the themes are complete, things are starting to settle down a bit for me so I can continue typing it up (most of it is still in long hand ;) ). ~ Teli Hi Len,
I actually just saw this comment, so my apologies for the delayed response.

You’re welcome.

OptiNiche v2 was postponed while I worked on my themes through August. Now that the themes are complete, things are starting to settle down a bit for me so I can continue typing it up (most of it is still in long hand ;) ).

~ Teli

]]> By: lenmcgrane http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-5674 lenmcgrane Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:50:29 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-5674 Thanks, Teli. VERY helpful. I inserted that php code into archives.php and I now have what I wanted. Many thanks! Len (PS. How's progress on OptiN ver 2?) Thanks, Teli. VERY helpful. I inserted that php code into archives.php and I now have what I wanted. Many thanks!

Len

(PS. How’s progress on OptiN ver 2?)

]]> By: Teli Adlam http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-5669 Teli Adlam Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:58:50 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-5669 Hi Len, It depends on where you're leading the reader to the full article from, the main blog page or their feed reader? In your case, it sounds like you want to display excerpts on the actual blog itself. To do so you can manually create a break where you want the "read more" text to appear. To manually create a break, add <code><!--more--></code> in the blog content where you want the break to occur. If you actually want the text you enter into the excerpt box to display, then you'll need to modify the template to use <code><?php the_excerpt(); ?></code> instead of <code><?php the_content(); ?></code> on the index.php file. And to add the "click here to read more" text, just below the excerpt code, you'd need to add <code><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Continue reading <?php the_title(); ?></a></code>. Hope that helps and gives you some ideas. :) ~ Teli Hi Len,
It depends on where you’re leading the reader to the full article from, the main blog page or their feed reader?

In your case, it sounds like you want to display excerpts on the actual blog itself.

To do so you can manually create a break where you want the “read more” text to appear. To manually create a break, add <!--more--> in the blog content where you want the break to occur.

If you actually want the text you enter into the excerpt box to display, then you’ll need to modify the template to use <?php the_excerpt(); ?> instead of <?php the_content(); ?> on the index.php file. And to add the “click here to read more” text, just below the excerpt code, you’d need to add <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Continue reading <?php the_title(); ?></a>.

Hope that helps and gives you some ideas. :)

~ Teli

]]> By: lenmcgrane http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-5665 lenmcgrane Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:31:23 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-5665 How do others lead the reader from an excerpt to the full article? I am putting [SUMMARY] at the beginning of my excerpts and at the end of each adding [click now on the headline to read the FULL ARTICLE] Is there some better way to do that? Can I force Word Press to automatically add a [... read more] at the end of each excerpt? Thanks, Len How do others lead the reader from an excerpt to the full article?

I am putting [SUMMARY] at the beginning of my excerpts and at the end of each adding [click now on the headline to read the FULL ARTICLE]

Is there some better way to do that? Can I force Word Press to automatically add a [... read more] at the end of each excerpt?

Thanks,
Len

]]> By: Teli Adlam http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-5566 Teli Adlam Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:42:47 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-5566 In some cases, I believe excerpts are necessary especially for long entries. Excerpts tell a reader whether something is going to be a 'how-to' an opinion piece, general news, commentary (or what have you) <em>quickly</em> so they can choose to continue reading or move on. Of course, the necessity of excerpts will vary depending on the individual. So, in that event, it's always best to go with your gut or ask your readers what they'd prefer. ~ Teli In some cases, I believe excerpts are necessary especially for long entries.

Excerpts tell a reader whether something is going to be a ‘how-to’ an opinion piece, general news, commentary (or what have you) quickly so they can choose to continue reading or move on.

Of course, the necessity of excerpts will vary depending on the individual. So, in that event, it’s always best to go with your gut or ask your readers what they’d prefer.

~ Teli

]]> By: Eric D. Burdo http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-5558 Eric D. Burdo Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:21:16 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-5558 Junger brings up a good point. Are excerpts really necessary? Junger brings up a good point. Are excerpts really necessary?

]]> By: junger http://www.optiniche.com/blog/2/writing-excerpts/#comment-5400 junger Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.optiniche.com/blog/?p=2#comment-5400 Nice tips. But I think this leads to a bigger point: you shouldn't need to write a custom excerpt. If your blog writing style is up to par, then your intro paragraph or the first two sentences or so should do the trick. Blogging is all about getting to the point -- no long leads necessary. Nice tips. But I think this leads to a bigger point: you shouldn’t need to write a custom excerpt. If your blog writing style is up to par, then your intro paragraph or the first two sentences or so should do the trick.

Blogging is all about getting to the point — no long leads necessary.

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