I'm having trouble displaying my post excerpts in my new theme because it doesn't support post excerpts so I have to add it in manually. But since I'm a novice at coding, I don't know what to do. Where do I add the code and what code should I use?
Through a bit of searching I found out that I have to use the get_the_excerpt function in the single.php file of my theme. but I don't know where to place it and what line to actually use. I have tried adding the lines I found while searching online, but none of them worked.
I want to place the excerpt text under the posts featured image.
Thanks in advance.
My theme Single.php file:
<?php
/**
* @author RadiusTheme
* @since 1.0
* @version 1.0
*/
// Layout class
if ( NeeonTheme::$layout == 'full-width' ) {
$neeon_layout_class = 'col-sm-12 col-12';
}
else{
$neeon_layout_class = NeeonTheme_Helper::has_active_widget();
}
$neeon_has_entry_meta = ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_date'] || NeeonTheme::$options['post_author_name'] || NeeonTheme::$options['post_comment_num'] || ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_length'] && function_exists( 'neeon_reading_time' ) ) || NeeonTheme::$options['post_published'] && function_exists( 'neeon_get_time' ) || ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_view'] && function_exists( 'neeon_views' ) ) ) ? true : false;
$neeon_comments_number = number_format_i18n( get_comments_number() );
$neeon_comments_html = $neeon_comments_number == 1 ? esc_html__( 'Comment' , 'neeon' ) : esc_html__( 'Comments' , 'neeon' );
$neeon_comments_html = '<span class="comment-number">'. $neeon_comments_number .'</span> '. $neeon_comments_html;
$neeon_author_bio = get_the_author_meta( 'description' );
$neeon_time_html = sprintf( '<span>%s</span><span>%s</span>', get_the_time( 'd' ), get_the_time( 'M' ), get_the_time( 'Y' ) );
$neeon_time_html = apply_filters( 'neeon_single_time', $neeon_time_html );
$youtube_link = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'neeon_youtube_link', true );
if ( ! empty(has_post_thumbnail() ) || ( !empty( $neeon_post_gallerys_raw ) && 'gallery' == get_post_format( $id ) ) ) {
$img_class ='show-image';
}else {
$img_class ='no-image';
}
if( NeeonTheme::$options['image_blend'] == 'normal' ) {
$blend = 'normal';
}else {
$blend = 'blend';
}
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="primary" class="content-area <?php echo esc_attr($blend); ?>">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$options['before_post_ad_option'] ) { ?>
<div class="content-top-ad">
<div class="container">
<div class="content-top-ad-item">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$options['ad_before_post_type'] == 'post_before_adimage' ) { ?>
<?php if (NeeonTheme::$options['post_before_ad_img_link']){
$target = NeeonTheme::$options['post_before_ad_img_target']? 'target="_blank"':'';
echo '<a '.$target.' href="'.esc_url( NeeonTheme::$options['post_before_ad_img_link'] ).'">'.wp_get_attachment_image( NeeonTheme::$options['post_before_adimage'], 'full' ).'</a>';
} else {
echo wp_get_attachment_image( NeeonTheme::$options['post_before_adimage'], 'full' );
}?>
<?php } else {
echo NeeonTheme::$options['post_before_adcustom'];
} ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<input type="hidden" id="neeon-cat-ids" value="<?php echo implode(',', wp_get_post_categories( get_the_ID(), array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) ) ); ?>">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_style'] == 'style1' ) { ?>
<div id="contentHolder">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$layout == 'left-sidebar' ) { get_sidebar(); } ?>
<div class="<?php echo esc_attr( $neeon_layout_class );?>">
<main id="main" class="site-main">
<div class="rt-sidebar-sapcer <?php echo ( NeeonTheme::$options['scroll_post_enable'] == 1 ) ? esc_attr( 'ajax-scroll-post' ) : ''; ?>">
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/content-single', get_post_format() );?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</div>
</main>
</div>
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$layout == 'right-sidebar' ) { get_sidebar(); } ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php } else if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_style'] == 'style2' ) { ?>
<div id="contentHolder">
<div class="<?php echo ( NeeonTheme::$options['scroll_post_enable'] == 1 ) ? esc_attr( 'ajax-scroll-post' ) : ''; ?>">
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/content-single-2', get_post_format() );?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php } else if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_style'] == 'style3' ) { ?>
<div id="contentHolder">
<div class="post-detail-style3">
<div class="container">
<div class="entry-thumbnail-area <?php echo esc_attr($img_class); ?>">
<?php
$swiper_data=array(
'slidesPerView' =>1,
'centeredSlides' =>false,
'loop' =>true,
'spaceBetween' =>0,
'slideToClickedSlide' =>true,
'slidesPerGroup' => 1,
'autoplay' =>array(
'delay' => 1,
),
'speed' =>500,
'breakpoints' =>array(
'0' =>array('slidesPerView' =>1),
'576' =>array('slidesPerView' =>1),
'768' =>array('slidesPerView' =>1),
'992' =>array('slidesPerView' =>1),
'1200' =>array('slidesPerView' =>1),
'1600' =>array('slidesPerView' =>1)
),
'auto' =>false
);
$swiper_data = json_encode( $swiper_data );
$neeon_post_gallerys_raw = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'neeon_post_gallery', true );
$neeon_post_gallerys = explode( "," , $neeon_post_gallerys_raw );
if ( !empty( $neeon_post_gallerys_raw ) && 'gallery' == get_post_format( $id ) ) { ?>
<div class="rt-swiper-slider gallery-slider rt-swiper-nav-1" data-xld = '<?php echo esc_attr( $swiper_data ); ?>'>
<div class="swiper-wrapper">
<?php foreach( $neeon_post_gallerys as $neeon_post_gallery ) { ?>
<div class="swiper-slide">
<?php echo wp_get_attachment_image( $neeon_post_gallery, 'full', "", array( "class" => "img-responsive" ) );
?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<div class="swiper-navigation">
<div class="swiper-button-prev"><i class="fas fa-chevron-left"></i></div>
<div class="swiper-button-next"><i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i></div>
</div>
</div>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() && ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_featured_image'] == true ) ) { ?>
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'neeon-size1' , ['class' => 'img-responsive'] ); ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ( ( 'video' == get_post_format( $id ) && !empty( $youtube_link ) ) ) { ?>
<div class="rt-video"><a class="rt-play play-btn-white-xl rt-video-popup" href="<?php echo esc_url( $youtube_link );?>"><i class="fas fa-play"></i></a></div>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
<div class="entry-header">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_cats'] ) { ?><span class="entry-categories"><?php echo neeon_category_prepare(); ?></span><?php } ?>
<h1 class="entry-title"><?php the_title();?></h1>
<?php if ( $neeon_has_entry_meta ) { ?>
<ul class="entry-meta">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_author_name'] ) { ?>
<li class="item-author"><?php esc_html_e( 'by ', 'neeon' );?><?php the_author_posts_link(); ?>
</li>
<?php } if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_date'] ) { ?>
<li><i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></li>
<?php } if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_comment_num'] ) { ?>
<li><i class="far fa-comments"></i><?php echo wp_kses( $neeon_comments_html , 'alltext_allow' ); ?></li>
<?php } if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_length'] && function_exists( 'neeon_reading_time' ) ) { ?>
<li class="meta-reading-time meta-item"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><?php echo neeon_reading_time(); ?></li>
<?php } if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_view'] && function_exists( 'neeon_views' ) ) { ?>
<li><i class="fas fa-signal"></i><span class="meta-views meta-item "><?php echo neeon_views(); ?></span></li>
<?php } if ( NeeonTheme::$options['post_published'] && function_exists( 'neeon_get_time' ) ) { ?>
<li><i class="fas fa-clock"></i><?php echo neeon_get_time(); ?></li>
<?php } ?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$layout == 'left-sidebar' ) { get_sidebar(); } ?>
<div class="<?php echo esc_attr( $neeon_layout_class );?>">
<main id="main" class="site-main">
<div class="rt-sidebar-sapcer <?php echo ( NeeonTheme::$options['scroll_post_enable'] == 1 ) ? esc_attr( 'ajax-scroll-post' ) : ''; ?>">
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/content-single-3', get_post_format() );?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</div>
</main>
</div>
<?php if ( NeeonTheme::$layout == 'right-sidebar' ) { get_sidebar(); } ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
I found out that I was looking in the wrong place. I had to edit the content-single.php file in the Template-parts folder.
I used this code for the Post Excerpts:
<div
<?php if ( $_post = get_post() ) {
setup_postdata( $post = $_post );
the_excerpt();
wp_reset_postdata();
} ?>
</div>
Inserted the excerpts code above the_content. And I placed this code in my functions.php for removing automatic post excerpts:
add_action( 'wp', function () {
if ( is_single() && 'post' == get_post_type() ) {
remove_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt' );
}
} );
And I used WP Subtitle plugin and this API code to insert the post subtitles under the_title:
<?php do_action( 'plugins/wp_subtitle/the_subtitle', array(
'before' => '<h2 class="subtitle">',
'after' => '</h2>',
'post_id' => get_the_ID(),
'default_value' => ''
) ); ?>