the_content (more_link_text)

Mon, 5 Sep 2005

Warning: WordPress rant coming.
How in the bloody effing heck am I supposed to generate valid code with the more_text_link argument to the the_content template tag?
What I had been doing was this:

the_content (’<div class=”morelink”><p>Continue reading ‘ . the_title (’<q>’, ‘</q>’, FALSE) . ‘</p></div>’);

However, that gave me output HTML like this:

<a href=”http://blog.niceperson.org/2005/09/04/heather-park-revisited/#more-441″>
<div class=”morelink”><p> Continue reading <q>Heather Park [...]

Cheap magic tricks

Mon, 5 Sep 2005

Wow, some people take Harry Potter way too seriously. (On the other hand, I like the use of Harry Potter to illustrate problems related to trust, since it may help to put abstract concepts into terms more people can understand.)
Personally, it doesn’t surprise me that Rowling’s universe isn’t consistent. She uses magic as a gimmick [...]

Heather Park revisited

Mon, 5 Sep 2005

After my last hike in the north Olympics, my dad wrote me an email.
From: Dad
To: Laura

Laura,

I just did your blog. Spectacular scenery. I wish I had a chance
to take such a hike. I’m glad that you are safe.

Dad

I replied:
From: Laura
To: Dad

We should take you hiking the next time you’re up here. There are [...]