Excerpts on Category Archive pages only

[beautyfool]

Hi there!

I am looking for what I wrote in the title above - for my blog to be "normal" on all pages, except in the Category Archives pages, if they can be excerpts.

I tried checking it in the Genesis Theme Settings, but when I click "show excerpts", it also shows it on the homepage.

I'm using the Wintersong Pro theme, you can find my site at http://www.blogforbeauty.com.

Any ideas on how I can show excerpts on Category Archive pages?

Thank you!

[Christoph]

Hi,

you can add code like this to your functions.php.
It will show the excerpt on all category archive pages.

add_action( 'genesis_before', 'show_excerpt_on_category_archive_pages' );
function show_excerpt_on_category_archive_pages() {
    if( is_category() ) {        
        remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_content' );
        remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_image' );
        add_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'the_excerpt' );
    }
}

For reference: http://www.shilling.id.au/2012/10/22/genesis-framework-how-to-show-experts-or-full-content-on-archive-pages/

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[Christoph]

Hi,

you can add code like this to your functions.php.
It will show the excerpt on all category archive pages.

add_action( 'genesis_before', 'show_excerpt_on_category_archive_pages' );
function show_excerpt_on_category_archive_pages() {
    if( is_category() ) {        
        remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_content' );
        remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_image' );
        add_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'the_excerpt' );
    }
}

For reference: http://www.shilling.id.au/2012/10/22/genesis-framework-how-to-show-experts-or-full-content-on-archive-pages/

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[beautyfool]

Thanks so much Christoph, it worked perfectly!

Last question - would you know how to add the featured image (in a thumbnail) to the excerpts as well?

Thanks!
Renee

[Christoph]

Hi Renee,

you can try this:

add_action( 'genesis_before', 'show_excerpt_on_category_archive_pages' );
function show_excerpt_on_category_archive_pages() {
    if( is_category() ) {
        remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_content' );
      remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_image' );
				add_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'show_thumbnail_on_category_archive_pages' );
				add_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'the_excerpt' );

    }
}

function show_thumbnail_on_category_archive_pages() {
	the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail');
}

('thumbnail') sets the size of the image.

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[beautyfool]

Hi Christoph, Thank you, that worked! OK, so I actually now have 2 questions to do with styling (sorry!)

For the size of the thumbnails, in that 'thumbnail' bit you said, what do I write in the code above? My knowledge of coding is very limited so I'm not sure how I should write it. I'm looking for maybe a 270px x 205 thumbnail size, and how may I align it left?

Thank you so much for your help!

[Christoph]

Hi,

The default image sizes of WordPress are “thumbnail”, “medium”, “large” and “full” (the size of the image you uploaded). These image sizes can be configured in the WordPress Administration Media panel under Settings > Media.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_post_thumbnail/#comment-280

You should be able to set the alignment when you set the featured image in the post.
If it is not feasible to go back and change the alignment of all featured images, you can change the css.
This is a screenshot of the changes to align the featured image left:
http://screencast.com/t/jl794cvVy

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