Display Excerpt instead of content in CPT archive with genesis_custom_loop

[simbasounds]

Can I display the excerpt instead of the content in a CPT archive on a post-by-post basis?
Perhaps this is a WordPress question, but since I'm using the genesis_custom_loop(), maybe there's a Genesis way?

I have a custom archive for post-type called "charity". I need to check if the excerpt exists for each CPT post being queried (has_excerpt() function?), and then display the excerpt instead of the content in only those cases as it loops through them.

The basic structure of my archive-charity.php looks like this:

<?php
remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'charity_do_loop' );
function charity_do_loop() {
	$query_args = wp_parse_args(
		genesis_get_custom_field( 'query_args' ),
		array(
			'showposts'        => 999,
			'paged'            => 0,
			'post_type'      => array( 'charity' ),
			'order' => 'ASC'
		)
	);

	genesis_custom_loop( $query_args );
}
genesis();
?>

http://simonbarnett.co.za/cycletour/charity/

[Ren Ventura]

Genesis does this by default when the "Display post excerpts" option is selected from the Content Archive section (Genesis → Theme Settings).

---

Web & Software Developer & Blogger | RenVentura.com | Follow Me on Twitter @CLE_Ren

[simbasounds]

Hi Ren, thanks for replying.
I no longer need this functionality on my current project, but it's worth clearing up for future reference.

I already have Theme Settings set for normal post archives.
What if I wanted different settings for CPTs?

I imagine it would be something like the following in my CPT archive custom loop (although I don't recall if it worked or not):

remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_content' );
add_action('genesis_entry_content', 'custom_content');
function custom_content() {
    if (has_excerpt( $post->ID )) {
        the_excerpt();
    } else {
        the_content();
    }
}

[Ren Ventura]

Close. As written, that code would actually go outside the loop and you'd need to call the global $post since you're using it in the has_excerpt() conditional tag. However, has_excerpt() uses the current post if no arguments are passed so you can just leave it empty to have the same effect. But other than that, it looks good.

---

Web & Software Developer & Blogger | RenVentura.com | Follow Me on Twitter @CLE_Ren

[simbasounds]

Great : ) thanks
Hopefully I'll get a chance to test-drive it soon..

[Author]

Posts