CREATE READ MORE

Read more is one of the blog tricks that is very useful if you use it. With Read More, your post will not appear full on the Home Page your blog.

This is mean, if you have a very long posting, with Read More, it will not appear full, but only appear in part.

Read More function is you will have more space for your blog, and your blog more visible tidy.

How to create a Read More on blogspot?

First, go to the Layout – Edit HTML. Click on Expand Widget Templates.

Then find the following code (you can use ctrl+f) :

<div class=’post-body entry-content’>

<data:post.body/>

Then delete the code, replace with the following code:

<div class=’post-body entry-content’>

<b:if cond=’data:blog.pageType == “item”‘>

<style>.fullpost{display:inline;}</style>

<p><data:post.body/></p>

<b:else/>

<style>.fullpost{display:none;}</style>

<data:post.body/>

<a expr:href=’data:post.url’>Read More</a>

</b:if>

Save your template. You can change Read More with Read Full, or other

The process to edit the HTML code for Read More is done.

Next is when you writing a post.

At the time of writing a post, you must add the following code :

<span class=”fullpost”> and </span> in your post (in the Edit HTML tab, not the Compose tab) with the following order:

Post that appears on First/Home Page

<span class=”fullpost”>

Your post that hidden

</span>

For example, you write a post like this:

This is the first paragraph that will appear on your blog’s front page. At the time you are on your blog page, only this part are show.

<span class=”fullpost”>

While this is the continuation paragraph of your posting. This paragraph is hidden. This paragraph will be visible if you click Read more link that has been available.

</span>

Then post that will appear on your blog front page is a paragraph with red text, and post with the green text will appear after you click the link Read More.

Its very simple and easy. Enjoy it!

bizril