Add support for excerpts in Pages

 

Add custom posts types to wp_get_archives()

Wp_get_archives() controls the display of monthly archives, amongst other things. It may be important to display not only regular posts, but also your custom post types in your monthly archive pages. Add this code snippet to your functions.php file.

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Get the_excerpt() outside of the loop using post ID

WordPress’s the_excerpt() can be useful outside of the loop, for example, with the wp_recent_posts function. Here is a function you can add to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file to get your excerpts to load!

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Display custom post types on your WordPress home or blog page

Want to display your WordPress site’s custom posts on the default homepage blogroll or on the page you set to be the default blog page? This requires making a conditional statement in your functions.php regarding is_home().

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