Adding "Read More" on Blog Post Block on Origin Theme

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Topic summary

A user is migrating to Shopify’s Origin theme and encountering two issues with the Blog Post Block on the homepage:

Issue 1: Full post display

  • The block shows entire blog posts instead of a preview with a “Read More” button
  • User wants to replicate the excerpt + button format from other themes they’ve used
  • Screenshots provided showing the difference between current (full post) and desired (excerpt with button) display

Issue 2: Excerpt functionality broken for Chinese content

  • Blog post excerpts work correctly for English content
  • Same feature fails to display properly for Chinese language posts
  • User seeking a fix for this language-specific bug

Both issues remain unresolved with no responses yet.

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Hi,

I’m trying to switch to theme “Origin”, but I’ve found that when I add Blog Post Block on the main page, it shows the whole blog post(photo 1) instead of a short paragraph with “Read More” button(photo 2) like other themes I have used.

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May I know if I can do anything to make it like photo 2 on Origin?

Thank you.

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Hi,

I have also found the excerpt is not working on all Chinese blog content but works well on English blog contents. May I know if there is any way to fix it?

Thank you.

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