The loop, multiple posts with excerpts?? Maybe.
I think the title describes my problem but it may not. I apologize if it is incorrect. Here is what I have and what I would like to accomplish.
My blog is set to show 1 post per page. So the last post I have made is always on my index page and that is it. No other posts show.
I don't like it this way.
I would like to show the excerpts of 2 posts (excerpted at about 250 words per post) on my index page.
I think that the two posts, along with the left hand category navigation would give a visitor some idea of what my blog is about, its organisation, and the style, tone, etc. I write in.
Additionally I would like to display the last 2 posts from each category (excerpted at around 250 words) on each main category page.
If a visitor clicks a link on the left hand navigation they get a 2 post sample of that categories contents. Just as another quick preview for the visitor.
How would I accomplish this automatically. I usually post using Blog Desk. I don't know if I am smart enough to insert the proper code into the proper place. Occasionally I might also want to let a guest write something too.
Additional:
I just went through an ordeal with changing my permalink structure from:
site/postname/
to
site/category/postname
Because I messed up the job, and because it took a couple of weeks for Google to get rid of the old an now invalid links I am a little hesitant to just play with it. Normally I would wrestle with this problem more before I asked someone else to take their time to answer my questions.
Does anyone have a recommendation for me?
Thank you for taking time to consider my problem.
My blog is set to show 1 post per page. So the last post I have made is always on my index page and that is it. No other posts show.
I don't like it this way.
I would like to show the excerpts of 2 posts (excerpted at about 250 words per post) on my index page.
I think that the two posts, along with the left hand category navigation would give a visitor some idea of what my blog is about, its organisation, and the style, tone, etc. I write in.
Additionally I would like to display the last 2 posts from each category (excerpted at around 250 words) on each main category page.
If a visitor clicks a link on the left hand navigation they get a 2 post sample of that categories contents. Just as another quick preview for the visitor.
How would I accomplish this automatically. I usually post using Blog Desk. I don't know if I am smart enough to insert the proper code into the proper place. Occasionally I might also want to let a guest write something too.
Additional:
I just went through an ordeal with changing my permalink structure from:
site/postname/
to
site/category/postname
Because I messed up the job, and because it took a couple of weeks for Google to get rid of the old an now invalid links I am a little hesitant to just play with it. Normally I would wrestle with this problem more before I asked someone else to take their time to answer my questions.
Does anyone have a recommendation for me?
Thank you for taking time to consider my problem.