Little Issue, easy to solve (I think)

I'm making a blog about webdesigning etc. but the articles I write are very long. When I look at most blogs, I see when their are long articles, only half the article or so is shown and the a link below it "read the whole article" wich links to the actual post. I don't find how to do it... wich makes when I write 1 article my whole frontpage is full of that 1 article.

Can I change this in the admin panel? Or will I have to edit the php?

Thanks in advance,

C-Coding

 

Try typing <!--more--> when you want to split the content off.

 

ok, the blog is using wordpress? You can use a plugin to help you with this. The-Excerpt-Editor is one, although several exist. The plugin will display x amount of text and then post a "Read The Rest" link at the bottom. Other option is to change your template to use excerpts over content but using a plugin is a cleaner solution.

 

Solved it by typing <!--more--> in the HTML view-mode of my post.

Thanks for the help!

 

I use the_excerpt() function and then I simply use a plugin called the Excerpt Editor. This basically has the effect of the <!--more--> in the blog post except that I like to keep it clean and organized. What's more is that I like to write introduction paragraphs for my posts instead of displaying the actual top half of the post. That way there is fresh content spread out on many more pages, and having the posts only on their respective pages avoids duplicate content!

Just my 2 cents