Read more link and Author Appearance

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  chroniclesofafatherwithcents · Member · Jun 30, 2017 at 5:51 pm

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  Need help on a few items. First for the ‘Read More’ link. When I finish writing up my post I use the read more icon to indicate where I want to cut off my posting and have the “Read More’ link appear but on my front page the link does not appear.
  Secondly on my front page as well, the author name appears to the left of my posting. Anyway to take that out?

  Thanks in advance.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 30, 2017 at 5:54 pm

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  Most newer themes display excerpts by default. This Themes showcase filter lists all themes that display excerpts by default: https://wordpress.com/themes/filter/blog-excerpts

  Most newer themes also have the Content Options panel in the Customizer https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/, which allows you to choose between displaying the full post or an excerpt.

  If you want to display only post excerpts on the front page or the blogs page of the blog followed by read more links, you can insert “the more tag” into each post prior to publication.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

  The read more tag can be inserted once only into any post to change the front page or main page for posts display from full post to an excerpt. The split in the text does not display to you in preview mode but it will be there after the post is published.

  Please Read Go Back and Edit Posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#go-back-and-edit-posts and be sure to click Update to publish the after your editing.

  For other ways to split content see > https://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/

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  timethief · Member · Jun 30, 2017 at 5:56 pm

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  Secondly on my front page as well, the author name appears to the left of my posting. Anyway to take that out?

  You can hide it with CSS editing.

  See here for details on purchasing an annually renewable Premium or Business plan https://wordpress.com/pricing/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing.
  Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions such as: I’m not sure if Customize is right for me. Can I try before I buy?
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  Note 1: Once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.

  Note 2: You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 30, 2017 at 5:59 pm

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  First for the ‘Read More’ link. When I finish writing up my post I use the read more icon to indicate where I want to cut off my posting and have the “Read More’ link appear but on my front page the link does not appear.

  The split in the text does not display to you in preview mode but should be there after the post is published. If you do not succeed type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.