Customizing Home Page Content

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• Started 1 year ago by nugent44
• Latest reply from Chris Beard
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   nugent44
   Member

   Hey, thank you guys for all of your help with this theme. I am trying to figure out how to avoid having oversized pictures pulled into the homepage when I link those 4 columns below the slider to pull various pages. I don't want all the page content pulled up in a long column and everytime I set it to a page with a pic and content it does this. How can I set a thumbnail pic to show and then limit how much content shows up in the column?

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   nugent44
   Member

   A good example of this if you scroll down to the section beside the testimonials: http://altd.dev.amermancreative.com/

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. 

   Dude
   Dude

   Hey,
   open up cleancut\framework\classes\kclass_display_box.php and change:
   

   the_content('');

   to:
   

   the_content('Read more');

   and use the more tag to limit the content.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. 

   nugent44
   Member

   I get a syntax error when I replace it with the code above. Should I just work around by setting up posts that link to the pages I want. Maybe that's the easiest way. I'll probably do that, but let me know if there is a short way to fix the code. Thanks

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. 

   Dude
   Dude

   I corrected the code above - the code shortcode messed it up :)

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   nugent44
   Member

   okay now I do have the option to use the more tag, however, when I do, I get two read more buttons on the homepage for the same column. Also, I am still getting huge pictures pulled in from the page. I don't want to mess up the layout of my page by making the pics small or deleting them. What can I do?

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. 

   nugent44
   Member

   does anyone know the answer to this question?

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. 

   Dude
   Dude

   Please delete following line in cleancut\framework\classes\kclass_display_box.php
   

   echo '<a href="'.get_permalink().'" class="more-link">Read more</a>';

   2) As far as I know there's no easy way to adjust the thumbnail size for excerpts. Normally WP strips the images from the excerpt or you can enter a custom excerpt by using the excerpt field. If you'd like to use the excerpt field you need to change:
   

   the_content('');

   to:
   

   the_excerpt();

   and leave the read more button code. Now you can enter your custom excerpt text in "excerpt" options field.

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. 

   nugent44
   Member

   Thanks! The excerpt code did EXACTLY what I needed!
   I appreciate it! However, can I get this to apply to the page that shows beside Testimonials as well.

   And my last question- I have changed the size of my portfolio thumbnails and it is affecting the thumbnails of the 4 columns on the front page.What would be the easiest way to set up 2 different sizing rules- one for portfolio thumbnails, and one for those 4 columns on the homepage?

   Posted 1 year ago #
10. 

    Dude
    Dude

    I'd add another image size in functions.php like:
    

    $k_option['custom']['imgSize']['PL'] = array('width'=>610, 'height'=>160); // image for frontpage

    and adjust the dimensions to your needs and in cleancut\framework\classes\kclass_display_box.php change:
    

    $preview = kriesi_post_thumb($post->ID, array('size'=> array('M'),
    															'display_link' => array('none'),
    															'wh' => $k_option['custom']['imgSize']['M']
    															));

    to:
    

    $preview = kriesi_post_thumb($post->ID, array('size'=> array('PL'),
    															'display_link' => array('none'),
    															'wh' => $k_option['custom']['imgSize']['PL']
    															));

    Posted 1 year ago #
11. 

    nugent44
    Member

    Worked like a charm! Thank you!!!

    Posted 1 year ago #
12. 

    Chris Beard
    

    Glad Dude could help you :)

    Posted 1 year ago #

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