Comments on: How To Use WordPress Excerpts On Your Blog Homepage http://tweeaks.com/wordpress/how-to-using-wordpress-excerpts/ more than just eye popping designs Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:03:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: 2.5 Ways To Show Category Images As Post Thumbnails | New2Wp http://tweeaks.com/wordpress/how-to-using-wordpress-excerpts/comment-page-1/#comment-1605 2.5 Ways To Show Category Images As Post Thumbnails | New2Wp Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:02:34 +0000 http://tweeaks.com/?p=1646#comment-1605 [...] fields if you would rather do this. I quickly go over how to use Wordpress excerpts below, but here is a more detailed explanation of using excerpts if you need [...] [...] fields if you would rather do this. I quickly go over how to use WordPress excerpts below, but here is a more detailed explanation of using excerpts if you need [...]

]]> By: jaredwilli http://tweeaks.com/wordpress/how-to-using-wordpress-excerpts/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 jaredwilli Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:37:14 +0000 http://tweeaks.com/?p=1646#comment-1604 Update to this code for showing default image if no post image exists. I don't remember if I tested the above code or not, but here is another way to show a default image, if you don't have one for a post. <?php $thumbnail = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'thumbnail', true); if ($thumbnail) { ?> <img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true); ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>" /> <?php } else { ?> <img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/default.jpg" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>" /> <?php } ?> This i know works, for sure.</img></img> Update to this code for showing default image if no post image exists.

I don't remember if I tested the above code or not, but here is another way to show a default image, if you don't have one for a post.

<?php $thumbnail = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'thumbnail', true); if ($thumbnail) { ?>
<img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true); ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php } else { ?>
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/default.jpg" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php } ?>

This i know works, for sure.

]]> By: jaredwilli http://tweeaks.com/wordpress/how-to-using-wordpress-excerpts/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 jaredwilli Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:54:21 +0000 http://tweeaks.com/?p=1646#comment-1602 You could add a div to the_excerpt() for example: <div id="excerpt"> <?php the_excerpt(); ?> </div> Then in your stylesheet you could style it. #excerpt { color: blue; } #excerpt img { float: right; margin-left: 10px; } or something like that. You could add a div to the_excerpt() for example:

<div id="excerpt">
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>

Then in your stylesheet you could style it.
#excerpt { color: blue; }
#excerpt img { float: right; margin-left: 10px; }

or something like that.

]]> By: nikbanks http://tweeaks.com/wordpress/how-to-using-wordpress-excerpts/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 nikbanks Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:30:53 +0000 http://tweeaks.com/?p=1646#comment-1601 this was extremely helpful but how would you go about styling the excerpt by adding css to it. and how would i be able to align the picture either to the left or right of the excerpt itself. Other than that this helped me immensely. this was extremely helpful but how would you go about styling the excerpt by adding css to it. and how would i be able to align the picture either to the left or right of the excerpt itself. Other than that this helped me immensely.

]]> By: Rose Varela http://tweeaks.com/wordpress/how-to-using-wordpress-excerpts/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Rose Varela Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:05:42 +0000 http://tweeaks.com/?p=1646#comment-901 Hello, I'd like to know how could I implement this excerpts showing only on the category and archive pages, since I'd like to change my Wordpress theme, but the new theme doesn't have these options as the default. Thank you for your time. Hello,

I'd like to know how could I implement this excerpts showing only on the category and archive pages, since I'd like to change my WordPress theme, but the new theme doesn't have these options as the default.

Thank you for your time.

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