How To Enable Full-Text Feed RSS In WordPress 2.1
It’s really a frustrated to get full-text feed working in WordPress 2.1. Setting the Syndication Feeds in Reading Options to show full-text has no effect at all, if you’re using the
I am not sure since which version of WordPress started to have similar problem. Apparently, full-text feed is not working in WordPress 2.1 onwards, even in the latest WordPress 2.1.2.
So, how to enable full-text feed to work in WordPress 2.1?
There are only two ways to resolve this problem. You could either install a full-text feed plugin or make a simple hack in post-template.php file.
Install Full Text Feed WordPress plugin provided by Cavemonkey50
Just download this plugin from cavemonkey50, extract it, upload full_feed.php file to the WordPress plugin directory, and activate it in Plugin page. That’s all to get full-text feed back in WordPress 2.1.
Tweaking the post-template.php file in wp-includes directory
Thanks to Cacturion! I’ve opted to use this hack instead, as the full-text feed of both RSS 2 and ATOM 0.3 have passed the feed validation test!
Cacturion full-text feed hacking guide
1) While in the WordPress Admin page, click on Manage tab and then the Files tab,
2) Type wp-includes/post-template.php filename in Other Files section to edit this PHP source code file,
3) Look for this line of PHP code
and change it to
4) Click on the Update File button to save change. That’s all to get the full-text feed working in WordPress 2.1.
Cacturion has posted this hack in WordPress support forum since 2 months ago. By just adding back the is_feed () function to post-template.php file and the full-text feed is working in WordPress 2.1. But, what’s the reason of WordPress developers to take out this is_feed () function from post-template.php?
<!--more--> (Read more…) link to show post excerpt in main page (of your blog). I am not sure since which version of WordPress started to have similar problem. Apparently, full-text feed is not working in WordPress 2.1 onwards, even in the latest WordPress 2.1.2.
There are only two ways to resolve this problem. You could either install a full-text feed plugin or make a simple hack in post-template.php file.
Install Full Text Feed WordPress plugin provided by Cavemonkey50
Just download this plugin from cavemonkey50, extract it, upload full_feed.php file to the WordPress plugin directory, and activate it in Plugin page. That’s all to get full-text feed back in WordPress 2.1.
Tweaking the post-template.php file in wp-includes directory
Thanks to Cacturion! I’ve opted to use this hack instead, as the full-text feed of both RSS 2 and ATOM 0.3 have passed the feed validation test!
Cacturion full-text feed hacking guide
1) While in the WordPress Admin page, click on Manage tab and then the Files tab,
2) Type wp-includes/post-template.php filename in Other Files section to edit this PHP source code file,
3) Look for this line of PHP code
if(preg_match('/<!--more(.+?)?-->/',$content,$matches)){and change it to
if(preg_match('/<!--more(.+?)?-->/',$content,$matches) && !is_feed()){4) Click on the Update File button to save change. That’s all to get the full-text feed working in WordPress 2.1.
Cacturion has posted this hack in WordPress support forum since 2 months ago. By just adding back the is_feed () function to post-template.php file and the full-text feed is working in WordPress 2.1. But, what’s the reason of WordPress developers to take out this is_feed () function from post-template.php?
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