[Resolved] Post excerpt to look same as post – paragraphs, links, text colors, italics, etc

[vikingruler]

Hello there,

Can you please let me know how to get the post excerpt to look exactly the same as the post text layout.

I am referring here to paragraphs, links, text colors, italics, etc. used in the post, appear also in the post excerpt.

As seen here

Thank you.

Kallad

GeneratePress 2.1.4

GP Premium 1.7.2

[Leo]

Hi there,

I believe Dave is using the more tag:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/using-the-more-tag/

Let me know if this helps 🙂

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[vikingruler]

Hello there,

No, this is not what I am after.

What I am wanting to know is: How to bring in the exact same ‘post text layout’ being used in the post, into the post excerpt.

If you take a look at the example I provided you with; you will see that the post excerpt is not just a bunch of text, but it looks just like the first portion of the post, when you click on the ‘Read More’ button, and go to the original post – there are colors, links, bold, italics, and paragraphs being displayed, in the post excerpt…which looks exactly the same as the post text layout of the original post.

The example I have given you, is from a site using GP premium.

I have searched your support forum, and the internet, but do not find what I am after, so I do hope you will be able to assist me.

Thank you.

Kallad

[David]

Hi there,

Dave Foy does use the Read More tag. If you want more control over the excerpt formatting then maybe give this a shot:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-excerpt/

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Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[vikingruler]

Hey David,

Why didn’t you just say I must use the Read More tag… (that’s a joke).

Sorry for wasting your time. I used the Read More tag…and it worked.

What I should mention though, is that I was trying to get the post excerpt to display the same as the post, when being taken from a post lying within a template that I had designed with Thrive Architect (which still does not want to work – but I will take this up with Thrive). So, I wrongly assumed that it would also not work with posts using the default GP post template.

However, I decided to try the Read More tag on a post that uses the default GP post template…this works 100%. Just like I want it to.

Thank you to you (and Leo) for persisting with me trying the Read More tag.

All the best.

Kallad

[David]

haha – as long as we don’t lose our sense of humour then all is good 🙂

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