Using Excerpts In WordPress

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

Traditionally, I have not used them on my WP blogs, although on the regular websites, they are being used.

Advantages/disadvantages of using them on your WP blog?

And for being so helpful, here's a very short video on how us Ohioans react when an inch of snow is forecast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i6zaVYWLTkU

 

[somarco]

What about the beer and TP?

As for your other question, my co-blogger and I have built a very popular blog using mostly excerpts (with appropriate credit) and our views.

Here is one example

http://insureblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/medicare-advantage-carrier-stocks-dive.html

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

Hi. I think I'm talking about something different. I was referring to the short paragraph that you can use when the article is just getting ready to be published. It's often just the first paragraph of the blog post.

 

[somarco]

Oh. I have seen some Google+ posts like that and I suppose there is nothing wrong as long as you are not violating copyright laws.

I have done a few blogposts where the lead paragraph is also the lead from the published story, but then I excerpted and added my own take. Sometimes my post outranks the original, even when the original is much older than my post.

I am not trying to trick anyone. Just thought it was a good piece that needed to be updated . . . by me.

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

I think we're still talking about different things. It's generally under the meta description and says this: Excerpts are optional hand-crafted summaries of your content that can be used in your theme.

 

[somarco]

OK, just ignore anything I have posted. I had several shots of bourbon earlier and have no idea who you are or why I am here.

Wherever here is.

 

[JohnWalker]

OK, just ignore anything I have posted. I had several shots of bourbon earlier and have no idea who you are or why I am here.

Wherever here is.

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