Customize Content Archive Content Limit in Archive Template?

[scott9s]

Does anyone know how to customize the content archive content limit different for each archive post type?

For example, when I am on the "posts", I want the content archive limit to be 500 characters. However, when I am on the archive for the custom post type of "photos", I want the content archive limit to be 0 characters.

In genesis theme settings, its an all or nothing. I don't see a way to customize it by post type.

https://www.screenflex.com/photos/

[Brad Dalton]

What you can do is is conditionally control the limit in the excerpts.

Please let me know if you need help customizing this code.

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[scott9s]

I tried the excerpt length, and that doesn't work when you are using the content archive length in the genesis settings.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Brad Dalton]

That's right. The Content Archives control the content length when using the content limit.

Try using the excerpt rather than content limit in the Genesis Settings.

I tested this and it works perfectly with the code above.

I did write a full post about this recently that may help. http://wpsites.net/web-design/set-post-content-limits-for-home-blog-archive-pages/

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[francky]

@braddalton
I just checked the code, but how can I change the content limit to specify the number of letters and not words?
I mean limiting to letters and not words;
CHANGING: This is an example text and if you want ... [read more]
TO: This is an example text and if you wa ... [read more]

I shall appreciate your help Sir!

[Brad Dalton]

Can't be done as far as i know. It uses the words not characters.

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[Brad Dalton]

Actually, it can be done as i just saw some code for it here http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/69436/excerpt-in-characters

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[francky]

Thank you @braddalton

I tried the code below but it doesn't work. Sorry I'm not good a coding...

function get_the_popular_excerpt(){
$excerpt = get_the_content();
$excerpt = preg_replace(" (\[.*?\])",'',$excerpt);
$excerpt = strip_shortcodes($excerpt);
$excerpt = strip_tags($excerpt);
$excerpt = substr($excerpt, 0, 400);
$excerpt = substr($excerpt, 0, strripos($excerpt, " "));
$excerpt = trim(preg_replace( '/\s+/', ' ', $excerpt));
$excerpt = $excerpt.'... <a href="'.$permalink.'">more</a>';
return $excerpt;
}

[Brad Dalton]

Its not my code and comes from the WordPress.org Codex.

You would need to add it to a custom function.

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