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#1 2005-08-26 10:00:12

coelhoapm
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Registered: 2005-08-26
Posts: 3

TextPattern - Excerpt Plugin

Hello all!
Does anyone know a plugin (that really works) that when you write a new article at TextPattern it only publish at the frontpage some few text or the article with the “READ MORE” link and then open the entire article??

Regards,
Antonio

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#2 2005-08-26 12:21:56

els
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From: The Netherlands
Registered: 2004-06-06
Posts: 7,458

Re: TextPattern - Excerpt Plugin

You don’t need a plugin for that. Search the How do I… forum, there are dozens of examples how to do it.

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#3 2005-08-26 12:43:51

graumeister
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From: Ban Bang Por, Samui, Thailand
Registered: 2005-01-16
Posts: 167
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Re: TextPattern - Excerpt Plugin

@coelhoapm; you are searching for if_excerpt


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#4 2005-08-27 15:07:23

clivewalker
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From: Horsham UK
Registered: 2004-07-19
Posts: 26
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Re: TextPattern - Excerpt Plugin

This works for me. Create a “Read_More” form something like this…

<code>
<h2><txp:title /></h2>
<p><txp:posted /> | <txp:if_article_list><txp:permlink>Permalink</txp:permlink> | <txp:comments_invite /></txp:if_article_list>
</p>
<txp:if_article_list>
<p><txp:excerpt /></p>
<p><txp:permlink>Read more …</txp:permlink></p>
</txp:if_article_list>
<txp:if_individual_article>
<txp:body />
</txp:if_individual_article>
</code>

Then when you want an article to use this form, click the Advanced Options link on the left of the Articles page. Select the Read_More form (or whatever you call it) from the Override form drop down. Create your article and it’s excerpt and you’re good to go!

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#5 2005-08-27 16:25:37

Niconemo
Member
From: Rhône-Alpes, France
Registered: 2005-04-18
Posts: 557

Re: TextPattern - Excerpt Plugin

And if you don’t want to use the excerpt field, there is also the sab_substr plugin that that can cut any text (including the txp:body tag of an article) after the number of characters you need :

<code> <h3><txp:title /></h3> <txp:sab_substr limit=“250” trail=”(…)”> <txp:body /> </txp:sab_substr> <p><txp:permlink>Read more…</txp:permlink></p>
</code>


Nico

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