Excerpt has received a significant update to take full advantage of all the newer features built into Connections which include:
- Responsive theme compatible.
- Over 40 shortcode options that can be used to customize the template to your needs.
- Easier installation. You now install Excerpt like you would any other plugin. If you are upgrading from an older version, make sure to delete it first.
- And lastly, the number one feature request, an easy way to change the color. Here’s a few examples:
Excerpt in its default blue:
John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc varius placerat hendrerit. Pellentesque porttitor pharetra felis et feugiat. Aliquam tempor luctus sodales. Quisque porttitor nunc eu nunc tempor non suscipit urna interdum. Nulla enim metus, vestibulum et sagittis a, egestas et mauris. Integer sit amet dolor ante, quis gravida est. Integer quis leo lectus. Vivamus diam tortor, suscipit et viverra nec, ultrices vel nulla. Vestibulum feugiat nulla ut ipsum sollicitudin vitae luctus metus euismod. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Morbi et metus libero, quis mollis le o.
Excerpt in red:
John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc varius placerat hendrerit. Pellentesque porttitor pharetra felis et feugiat. Aliquam tempor luctus sodales. Quisque porttitor nunc eu nunc tempor non suscipit urna interdum. Nulla enim metus, vestibulum et sagittis a, egestas et mauris. Integer sit amet dolor ante, quis gravida est. Integer quis leo lectus. Vivamus diam tortor, suscipit et viverra nec, ultrices vel nulla. Vestibulum feugiat nulla ut ipsum sollicitudin vitae luctus metus euismod. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Morbi et metus libero, quis mollis le o.
Excerpt in plum:
John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc varius placerat hendrerit. Pellentesque porttitor pharetra felis et feugiat. Aliquam tempor luctus sodales. Quisque porttitor nunc eu nunc tempor non suscipit urna interdum. Nulla enim metus, vestibulum et sagittis a, egestas et mauris. Integer sit amet dolor ante, quis gravida est. Integer quis leo lectus. Vivamus diam tortor, suscipit et viverra nec, ultrices vel nulla. Vestibulum feugiat nulla ut ipsum sollicitudin vitae luctus metus euismod. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Morbi et metus libero, quis mollis le o.
Pretty nifty, right? You can use any valid CSS color to match the color scheme of your theme.
Here are a couple sample shortcodes to show you how:
/* * Change the color to red: */ [connections template='excerpt' color='red'] /* * Change the color to plum: */ [connections template='excerpt' color='#660066'] |
Important
If you are upgrading from an older version of Excerpt you must go to the Connections : Templates admin page and delete the older version before installing the new version.
To install the new version, please install it as you would any plugin, please do not use the template installer found on the Connections : Templates admin page. The template installer will only remain in place until all templates have been updated to use the new templating system. After which it will be removed completely.
After you install Excerpt, as a plugin, activate it as a plugin.
Finally, after Excerpt has been activated, it will show up on the Connections : Templates admin page and be available for use.
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