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#1 2009-02-27 05:01:54

amyng

Member

Registered: 2007-01-05

Posts: 55

Excerpt not working, using rss_unlimited_categories

Hi everyone!

I’m trying to add an excerpt to a particular post on my front page because it’s too long, but when I tried all the tricks in the FAQ, etc, the excerpt does not show, only the full article. I’m using rss_unlimited categories and am wondering if that’s why I am unable to use the excerpt function?

Here’s my default template:

<!-- center -->
		<div id="content">
<txp:zem_prblock target="_blank">
<txp:if_article_list>
	<txp:rss_uc_article_list limit="10" section="article" />

</txp:if_article_list>




<txp:if_individual_article>
	<txp:article />


<txp:else />

<div id="turner">
		<div class="turner_prev">
<p><txp:older><txp:text item="<< older posts" /></txp:older> 
</div>

<div class="turner_next">
			<txp:newer><txp:text item="newer posts >>" /></txp:newer></p>
</txp:if_individual_article>
</txp:zem_prblock>

</div>
</div>


	</div>

#2 2009-02-27 05:05:32

amyng

Member

Registered: 2007-01-05

Posts: 55

Re: Excerpt not working, using rss_unlimited_categories

And here’s my article form. Any help would be most appreciated, thank you!

<h3><txp:permlink><txp:title /></txp:permlink></h3> <br><h4>Posted by <b><txp:author link="1" /></b> on <txp:posted /></h4>

<txp:body />

<txp:comments_invite wraptag="p" />

<div class="divider">

</div>

#3 2009-02-27 12:47:45

els

Moderator

From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2004-06-06

Posts: 7,458

Re: Excerpt not working, using rss_unlimited_categories

<h3><txp:permlink><txp:title /></txp:permlink></h3> <br><h4>Posted by <b><txp:author link="1" /></b> on <txp:posted /></h4>

<txp:if_excerpt>
<txp:excerpt />
<txp:else />
<txp:body />
</txp:if_excerpt>

<txp:comments_invite wraptag="p" />

<div class="divider">

</div>

#4 2009-02-28 01:58:15

amyng

Member

Registered: 2007-01-05

Posts: 55

Re: Excerpt not working, using rss_unlimited_categories

Thanks Els!

That did the trick for the front page, but when I clicked onto the “read more” button, it didn’t load the whole article on the comments page, just the excerpt. Wondering what could be wrong…

Here’s what I added to the code:

<txp:if_excerpt>
<txp:excerpt />
<p><txp:permlink>read more</txp:permlink></p>
<txp:else />
<txp:body />
</txp:if_excerpt>

#5 2009-02-28 02:08:02

els

Moderator

From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2004-06-06

Posts: 7,458

Re: Excerpt not working, using rss_unlimited_categories

Sorry, overlooked that you are using one article form for as well the article lists as the individual articles.

<txp:if_article_list>
	<txp:if_excerpt>
		<txp:excerpt />
		<p><txp:permlink>read more</txp:permlink></p>
	<txp:else />
		<txp:body />
	</txp:if_excerpt>
</txp:if_article_list>

<txp:if_individual_article>
	<txp:body />
</txp:if_individual_article>

#6 2009-02-28 04:06:00

amyng

Member

Registered: 2007-01-05

Posts: 55

Re: Excerpt not working, using rss_unlimited_categories

Oooh, thank you so much Els! :)

I’ve been trying everything, and thought that I should trouble you guys as a last resort!

Much gratitude,
x
Amy