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Hello all,

I have been trying to make the DCG display the post's excerpt if no description is available in the meta data.

The original code for where it display's text is in:

         <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
                                        
        <?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "dfcg-desc", true) ): ?>
            <p><?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "dfcg-desc", true); ?></p>
        <?php elseif (empty($dfcg_category->category_description)): ?>
            <p><?php echo $dfcg_imgdefdesc; ?></p>
        <?php else: ?>
            <p><?php echo $dfcg_category->category_description; ?></p>
        <?php endif; ?>

My modified code is:

         <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>

<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "dfcg-desc", true) ): ?>
   <p><?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "dfcg-desc", true); ?></p>
  <?php elseif (empty($dfcg_category->category_description)): ?>
   <p><?php echo $dfcg_imgdefdesc; ?></p>
  <?php else: ?>
   <p><?php echo $dfcg_category->category_description; ?></p>
   <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
  <?php endif; ?>

I have also tried cutting the elseif (empty($dfcg_category->category_description)): ?> statement from the deal, but I cannot make it show the excerpt.

The function the_excerpt() returns a set excerpt, or a 120 character block of the post while "in the loop". My demo is http://www.atwookie.com, and it is using the default images, but I want it to display the post's excerpt instead of a category description, as well, because the excerpt can be automatically generated.

If anybody has any thoughts, please help!!!

Thanks,
Chris

I think the problem lies with "the_excerpt()", as if I move out of the conditional structure, and tell it to echo text, the text appears. If I put <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?> </p>, then it outputs nothing. I wonder if the block of text is too large for the bar so none of it displays? Possible?

Can you please tell me in what file did you change that code?

I have 3.2.2 version and i would like to use content from Excerpt field?