How do i show a small piece of an article on my homepage? Wordpress.

Is there a plugin that lets me show a small piece of an article on my homepage, with a 'Read Full Article' (or sumat similar) at the bottom that could link it to where the main article is placed on my site?

 

For alternative, you can use 'random post' plugins, bro! Try googling it

 

<?php the_content(''); ?> will display the whole post.
<?php the_excerpt(''); ?> will display the post excerpt.

Use this code in index.php, home.php, tag.php and archive.php

<?php the_excerpt(''); ?><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">Read More</a>

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