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Genesis Custom Loop With Content Limit
<?php
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'be_custom_loop' );
remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
function be_custom_loop() {
global $post;
// arguments, adjust as needed
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'posts_per_page' => 10,
'post_status' => 'publish',
'paged' => get_query_var( 'paged' ),
);
/*
Overwrite $wp_query with our new query.
The only reason we're doing this is so the pagination functions work,
since they use $wp_query. If pagination wasn't an issue,
use: https://gist.github.com/3218106
*/
global $wp_query;
$wp_query = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
do_action( 'genesis_before_entry' );
printf( '<article %s>', genesis_attr( 'entry' ) );
do_action( 'genesis_entry_header' );
do_action( 'genesis_before_entry_content' );
printf( '<div %s>', genesis_attr( 'entry-content' ) );
printf ( the_content_limit(200, "Read more...") );
echo '</div>'; //** end .entry-content
do_action( 'genesis_after_entry_content' );
do_action( 'genesis_entry_footer' );
echo '</article>';
do_action( 'genesis_after_entry' );
$loop_counter++;
endwhile; /** end of one post **/
do_action( 'genesis_after_endwhile' );
else : /** if no posts exist **/
do_action( 'genesis_loop_else' );
endif; /** end loop **/
wp_reset_query();
}
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