WordPress ignores excerpt

2 comments

1. If you get only one post back the <!--more--> will be ignored, see the_excerpt() vs. the_content()

   Sometimes, it is more meaningful to use only the the_content()
   function which will decide what to display according to whether the
   <!--more--> quicktag was used. The <!--more--> quicktag splits a post
   into two parts; only the content before the tag should be displayed in
   listing. Remember that <!--more--> is (of course) ignored when showing
   a single post.

   Just try to use <?php the_excerpt(); ?>.

   Update:
   Like I said in the comments and Donald got helped from the WordPress Support, the solution seems to be to override the global $more like WordPress Reference:

   <?php global $more; $more = 0; ?>
   

   In the context of this question:

   <?php $the_query = new WP_Query( 'showposts=2' ); ?>
       <?php while ($the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post(); ?>
       <?php global $more; $more = 0; ?>
       <li>
           <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
           <p><?php the_content('<span class="readmore strong">'.__('Read more').'</span>'); ?></p>
       </li>
       <?php endwhile;?>
   

   should do it.

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2. Answer from WordPress Support

   functions.php

   function force_more() {
       global $more;
       $more = 0;
   }
   

   sidebar.php

   <?php
     force_more();
     query_posts('category_name=mycategory&showposts=5');
     while (have_posts()) : the_post();
   ?>
   

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