How to add permalink "read more" within "the excerpt" pro theme

[standupworld]

Hello, within the dynamic “Posts (Minimal” block “The Excerpt” is included.
How can: … Read More (with Read more linked to the post) be added to the end of only posts that have an excerpt?

Thanks much!

[tristup]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for reaching out.
You can add a button with the link of {{dc:post:permalink}} and set the condition to show only if the {{dc:post:excerpt}} is not blank.

Hope it helps.
Thanks

[standupworld]

This is great and one last small detail - how to get the … to appear after the Excerpt but not appear when no excerpt is present? Right now I just added … after the excerpt string and it’s displaying no matter what

[tristup]

Hi Michael,

You can set the condition to show only if the {{dc:post:excerpt}} is not blank where you are showing the excerpt and the ….

Hope it helps.
Thanks

[standupworld]

Hi this makes sense but am I doing this condition right on the excerpt?

[tristup]

Hi Michael,

You can add that condition to the container element of the excerpt. If you have added excerpt and the dots in the Text element, please add the condition to the Text element, so the element will be shown if the excerpt is there.

Hope it helps.
Thanks

[standupworld]

@tristup

{{dc:post:excerpt}}

Hello sorry I cannot get this to work, is there a way to screen shot it or have you go in to adjust?

[ruenel]

Hello Michael,

You can remove the button element and use a manual HTML link coding together with the excerpt dynamic content code like this:

{{dc:post:excerpt fallback=""}}... <a href="{{dc:post:permalink}}">readmore</a>

If you are not familiar with the HTML and how links work, please check this out:

• https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp

Hope this helps.

[standupworld]

I am but this method still displays “read more” even when an excerpt is not present. Is it possible to hide all of it when no excerpt is present?

ex:

[tristup]

Hi Michael,

I have checked your Home Page and found that you have added the following code for each post in each column separately. And which is showing even if the excerpt is not available.

{{dc:post:excerpt fallback=""}}… more

And you have also added the Read More button with the condition of **{{dc:post:excerpt}} is not **.

I went ahead and added the same condition to The Excerpt element and now it will be only shown if the excerpt is available.

NOTE: The Read More button is also doing the same thing, if you don’t want it please remove it.

Thanks

[standupworld]

Perfect thanks so much

[tristup]

Hi Michael,

Glad that we are able to help you.

Thanks