Comments 16Jen started the conversationFebruary 21, 2023 at 11:53pmI am aiming to display blog posts excerpts with the posts widget but instead then direct them on click to the original news articlesI have done with one post but as you can see its not functioning and is instead showing the code. Can you help please?Attached files: Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 10.53.32 am.png 16Jen repliedFebruary 21, 2023 at 11:59pmThis happens when I set the blog post type to "link" 1,877Judith repliedFebruary 22, 2023 at 4:27amHi Jen,Thanks for keeping in touch.Thanks. 8,839Tahir repliedFebruary 22, 2023 at 4:50amHey Again,I am afraid there is no such option to make the Blog Posts Link to an external url and show the post content as well.Thanks ThemeNectar Support Team 16Jen repliedFebruary 22, 2023 at 6:30amI used that link field.. but then instead of showing an excerpt its showing the wp bakery code on the page. 16Jen repliedFebruary 22, 2023 at 6:34amhttps://macdochfoundation.org/media-2/Attached files: Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.31.50 pm.png Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.31.44 pm.png Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.31.36 pm.png Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.34.23 pm.png 8,839Tahir repliedFebruary 22, 2023 at 8:26amHey Again,This too would require customizing the PHP template as the Link Post Type is not intended to be used in that manner: https://themenectar.com/docs/salient/overriding-salient-wpbakery-element-template-files-through-a-child-theme/ . Thanks ThemeNectar Support Team Sign in to reply ...
I am aiming to display blog posts excerpts with the posts widget but instead then direct them on click to the original news articles
I have done with one post but as you can see its not functioning and is instead showing the code. Can you help please?
Attached files: Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 10.53.32 am.png
This happens when I set the blog post type to "link"
Hi Jen,
Thanks for keeping in touch.
Thanks.
Hey Again,
I am afraid there is no such option to make the Blog Posts Link to an external url and show the post content as well.
Thanks
ThemeNectar Support Team
I used that link field.. but then instead of showing an excerpt its showing the wp bakery code on the page.
https://macdochfoundation.org/media-2/
Attached files: Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.31.50 pm.png
Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.31.44 pm.png
Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.31.36 pm.png
Screen Shot 2023-02-22 at 5.34.23 pm.png
Hey Again,
This too would require customizing the PHP template as the Link Post Type is not intended to be used in that manner: https://themenectar.com/docs/salient/overriding-salient-wpbakery-element-template-files-through-a-child-theme/ .
Thanks
ThemeNectar Support Team