Abbreviate posts on home page?

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  christiangedge · Member · Mar 8, 2011 at 8:44 am

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  I notice that each article is posted in full on my front page. Would it be better (and is it even possible) for front page articles to only show the first paragraphs – a teaser – and the reader click to read the full article?

  Is it a good or bad idea? Your thoughts please.

  Chris

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  thesacredpath · Member · Mar 8, 2011 at 9:17 am

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  Yes, you can use the “more” tag to shorten your posts on the main page.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

  There are some that argue that it is not as good for SEO purposes to use a read more tag, but I think it is good if your posts tend to be longer. Your post length on the three on the main page aren’t too long though, so it is up to you.

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  christiangedge · Member · Mar 8, 2011 at 9:53 am

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  Hey, that’s very smart.

  Thanks