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[Catherine R]

hi, I love the way the Index Featured Post Layout looks, but my client is really set on including a short excerpt. Is this possible?
Ethos stack

thanks!

[Paul R]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in!

Yes, it’s possible.

To achieve that, create file content-image.php in wp-content/themes/x-child/framework/views/ethos
and copy the code below into that file

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/ETHOS/CONTENT-IMAGE.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Image post output for Ethos.
// =============================================================================

$is_index_featured_layout = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_ethos_index_featured_post_layout', true ) == 'on' && ! is_single();

?>

<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
  <?php if ( $is_index_featured_layout ) : ?>
    <?php x_ethos_featured_index(); ?>
    
    <div class="excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></div>
  <?php else : ?>
    <?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) : ?>
      <div class="entry-featured">
        <?php if ( ! is_single() ) : ?>
          <?php x_ethos_featured_index(); ?>
        <?php else : ?>
          <?php x_featured_image(); ?>
        <?php endif; ?>
      </div>
    <?php endif; ?>
    <div class="entry-wrap">
      <?php x_get_view( 'ethos', '_content', 'post-header' ); ?>
      <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_content' ); ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>
</article>

Hope that helps

[Catherine R]

hi themeco, thank you for your advice. child theme/.php all set up, but I see no difference.

the page is made up of one category out of the posts;
index featured post layout is checked
skinny is checked
excerpt is filled in.

in the customiser under Blog, full post comment on index is off, with an excerpt length of 30.

advice? thank you!

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[Catherine R]

Dear Themeco,
I’m going to send this on in about 2 weeks time. the site is now on a localhost and I’ll be moving & testing it around the 20th.
Please keep the thread open, I’ll definitely send on the information! thank you.

[Paul R]

You’re welcome! 🙂

[Catherine R]

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[Christopher]

Hi there,

Please copy _index-featured.php from framework/views/ethos and put it in the same path inside child theme, replace existing code with following :

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/ETHOS/_INDEX-FEATURED.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Featured content output for the index pages.
// =============================================================================

$index_layout           = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_ethos_index_featured_post_layout',  true );
$class                  = ( $index_layout == 'on' ) ? 'featured' : '';
$background_image_style = x_ethos_entry_cover_background_image_style();
$categories             = x_ethos_post_categories();

?>

<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="entry-thumb <?php echo $class; ?>" style="<?php echo $background_image_style; ?>">
  <?php if ( $index_layout == 'on' && ! is_single() ) : ?>  
    <span class="featured-meta"><?php echo $categories; ?> / <?php echo get_the_date( 'F j, Y' ); ?></span>
    <h2 class="h-featured"><span><?php the_title(); ?></span></h2>
     <div class="excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></div>
    <span class="featured-view"><?php _e( 'View Post', '__x__' ); ?></span>
  <?php else : ?>
    <span class="view"><?php _e( 'View Post', '__x__' ); ?></span>
  <?php endif; ?>
</a>

Hope it helps.

[Catherine R]

hi, I tried this, but it is still not pulling up. I also deleted (but saved on my computer) the _index-featured.php file in the X portion. The above file is in child > framework > views > ethos.

thank you for your help.

[Friech]

Hi There,

Please add this on your child theme’s functions.php file instead.

// Featured Index Content
// =============================================================================

if ( ! function_exists( 'x_ethos_featured_index' ) ) :
  function x_ethos_featured_index() {

    $entry_id                    = get_the_ID();
    $index_featured_layout       = get_post_meta( $entry_id, '_x_ethos_index_featured_post_layout', true );
    $index_featured_size         = get_post_meta( $entry_id, '_x_ethos_index_featured_post_size', true );
    $index_featured_layout_class = ( $index_featured_layout == 'on' ) ? ' featured' : '';
    $index_featured_size_class   = ( $index_featured_layout == 'on' ) ? ' ' . strtolower( $index_featured_size ) : '';
    $is_index_featured_layout    = $index_featured_layout == 'on' && ! is_single();

    ?>

      <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="entry-thumb<?php echo $index_featured_layout_class; echo $index_featured_size_class; ?>" style="<?php echo x_ethos_entry_cover_background_image_style(); ?>">
        <?php if ( $is_index_featured_layout ) : ?>
          <span class="featured-meta"><?php echo x_ethos_post_categories(); ?> / <?php echo get_the_date( 'F j, Y' ); ?></span>
          <h2 class="h-featured"><span><?php x_the_alternate_title(); ?></span></h2>
           <div class="excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></div>
          <span class="featured-view"><?php _e( 'View Post', '__x__' ); ?></span>
        <?php else : ?>
          <span class="view"><?php _e( 'View Post', '__x__' ); ?></span>
        <?php endif; ?>
      </a>

    <?php

  }
endif;

Hope it helps, Cheers!

[Catherine R]

thank you, this did work.
I initially replaced the functions.php instead of adding. Once I added all went fine.

One very detailed question: is it possible to define the excerpt (ONLY for this, one category, and not for the entire news section)?

I can add it in the excerpt with this <span style=”color: #fff; font-size: 17px;”> but that is not a user-friendly for my client. thank you.

[Rad]

Hi there,

You mean that excerpt shouldn’t display at all, except on a specific category? If yes, then you may change this line,

<div class="excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></div>

to this

<div class="excerpt"><?php if ( is_category( array( 12, 13, 212) ) ) the_excerpt(); ?></div>

Where 12, 13, 212 are the category IDs.

As for styling, you can add something like this on your customizer’s custom CSS.

a .excerpt {
color: #fff;
font-size: 17px;
}

Hope this helps.

[Catherine R]

you guys are the best. thank you!

[Paul R]

You’re welcome! 🙂

[Author]

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