Creating a cut to the extended entry

[missnoetic]

Hi everyone,

I hope this hasn't been asked! But I am trying to create a cut in my blog entries. I know on livejournal...it's called the LJ cut...but I did notice that we do have the option to do the extended (more) text...which is perfect, but what is the code I input...that links the person to not only the page with the extended entry but right at the beginning of that....(not where the comment box is). I hope I'm making sense, and I hope someone can help! I would really appreciate it!

Thanks in advance.

[Carlos Phelps]

What you are looking to do would require an anchor tag.

In your templates find the places you want the link to end up and add the following tag

<a name="more">

next in your templates find the places the link is created, should look like this

[<a href="{{pagelink}}" title="{{monthmonth}}/{{dayday}}/{{year}}: {{entrysubject}}">link</a>]

then change it to

[<a href="{{pagelink}}#more" title="{{monthmonth}}/{{dayday}}/{{year}}: {{entrysubject}}">link</a>]

Notice that #more was added to {{pagelink}}

Save your templates and rebuild.

Hope this helps,
Carlos

[Carlos Phelps]

Here is a step by step for you.

• Login to Greymatter
  
• Select Edit Templates
  
• Select Edit Main Index-Related Templates
  
• Go down to Index Entry Template: Extended Entries
  
• Paste the following into the text area
  

<div class="entry">
<h2>{{entrysubject}}</h2>
{{entrymainbody}}
<p class="post-by">Posted by {{authorsmartlink}} at {{hourhour}}:{{minuteminute}} {{ampm}} {{commentslink}} [<a href="{{pagelink}}#more" title="">more</a>]</p>
</div><!-- end of entry -->

• Save Template Changes
  
• Select Edit Templates
  
• Select Edit Entry Page-Related Templates
  
• In each template on this page located the tag {{entrymorebody}}
  
• Replace this line with
  <a name="more"></a>
  {{entrymorebody}}
  
• Save Template Changes
  
• Select Return to Main Menu
  
• Select Rebuild Files
  
• Select Rebuild Everything
  

Note: Change the class "entry" and "post-by" to match your site.

You should be done.

Enjoy,
Carlos

[missnoetic]

Thanks so much guys! Carlos, I have tried what you told me to do...I will update with how it works out. Thanks again! ;D

[Carlos Phelps]

You are welcome.

I am glad to hear it works the way you wanted.

Cheers,
Carlos