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Take control of your excerpts

February 9, 2010 Stephanie Leary 4 Comments

Here are three short functions you can add to your theme's functions.php file to change the way excerpts work on your site. When you use the_excerpt() in a theme file, WordPress will first use the contents of the Excerpt field from your Post→Edit screen. If it's empty, … [Read more...] about Take control of your excerpts

WordPress excerpts, Metadata, Posts and Pages

Posts vs. Pages

August 3, 2009 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Should you use posts or pages for your content? On the surface, they are much the same in WordPress. They share a similar editing screen1. Both can accept comments and trackbacks. How do you decide which is best for you? If your site contains a blog of any variety — a … [Read more...] about Posts vs. Pages

WordPress excerpts, Posts and Pages, strategy, subscribers, taxonomy

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