Hi @

You can put the following custom CSS in the Custom CSS field option in the Advance Options -> Customize.

#featured-news-events {
    display: none;
}

div#content.site-content {
    display: none;
}

Hope this helps !

Thanks

Hello @Uli,

To decrease the excerpt content length and add read more link in the featured post area you will first need to create a child theme of the Education Hub Pro theme. If you need reference on creating and using child theme, please use this link as the reference : https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes.

After creating and activating your child theme, go to the child theme directory and paste in the following codes in your child theme’s functions.php file:

function education_hub_modified_the_excerpt( $length = 40, $post_obj = null ) {

		global $post;
		if ( is_null( $post_obj ) ) {
			$post_obj = $post;
		}
		$length = absint( $length );
		if ( $length < 1 ) {
			$length = 40;
		}
		$source_content = $post_obj->post_content;
		if ( ! empty( $post_obj->post_excerpt ) ) {
			$source_content = $post_obj->post_excerpt;
		}
		$source_content = preg_replace( '<code>\[[^\]]*\]</code>', '', $source_content );
		$read_more_link = sprintf( '<a href="%s">%s</a>', esc_url( get_permalink( $post_obj->ID ) ), __( '&nbsp;Read More', 'education-hub' ) );
		$trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $source_content, $length, $read_more_link );
		return $trimmed_content;

}

function education_hub_get_featured_content_details( $input ) {

	$featured_content_type   = education_hub_get_option( 'featured_content_type' );
	$featured_content_number = education_hub_get_option( 'featured_content_number' );

	switch ( $featured_content_type ) {

		case 'featured-page':

			$ids = array();

			for ( $i = 1; $i <= $featured_content_number ; $i++ ) {
				$id = education_hub_get_option( 'featured_content_page_' . $i );
				if ( ! empty( $id ) ) {
					$ids[] = absint( $id );
				}
			}
			// Bail if no valid pages are selected.
			if ( empty( $ids ) ) {
				return $input;
			}

			$qargs = array(
				'posts_per_page' => esc_attr( $featured_content_number ),
				'no_found_rows'  => true,
				'orderby'        => 'post__in',
				'post_type'      => 'page',
				'post__in'       => $ids,
			);

			// Fetch posts.
			$all_posts = get_posts( $qargs );
			$contents = array();

			if ( ! empty( $all_posts ) ) {

				$cnt = 0;
				foreach ( $all_posts as $key => $post ) {

						$image_array = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'education-hub-thumb' );
						$contents[ $cnt ]['images']  = $image_array;
						$contents[ $cnt ]['title']   = esc_html( $post->post_title );
						$contents[ $cnt ]['url']     = esc_url( get_permalink( $post->ID ) );
						$contents[ $cnt ]['excerpt'] = education_hub_modified_the_excerpt( apply_filters( 'education_hub_filter_featured_modified_content_excerpt_length', 20 ), $post );

						$cnt++;
				}
			}
			if ( ! empty( $contents ) ) {
				$input = $contents;
			}
		break;

		case 'featured-post':

			$ids = array();

			for ( $i = 1; $i <= $featured_content_number ; $i++ ) {
				$id = education_hub_get_option( 'featured_content_post_' . $i );
				if ( ! empty( $id ) ) {
					$ids[] = absint( $id );
				}
			}
			// Bail if no valid pages are selected.
			if ( empty( $ids ) ) {
				return $input;
			}

			$qargs = array(
				'posts_per_page' => esc_attr( $featured_content_number ),
				'no_found_rows'  => true,
				'orderby'        => 'post__in',
				'post__in'       => $ids,
			);

			// Fetch posts.
			$all_posts = get_posts( $qargs );
			$contents = array();

			if ( ! empty( $all_posts ) ) {

				$cnt = 0;
				foreach ( $all_posts as $key => $post ) {

						$image_array = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'education-hub-thumb' );
						$contents[ $cnt ]['images']  = $image_array;
						$contents[ $cnt ]['title']   = esc_html( $post->post_title );
						$contents[ $cnt ]['url']     = esc_url( get_permalink( $post->ID ) );
						$contents[ $cnt ]['excerpt'] = education_hub_modified_the_excerpt( apply_filters( 'education_hub_filter_featured_modified_content_excerpt_length', 20 ), $post );

						$cnt++;
				}
			}
			if ( ! empty( $contents ) ) {
				$input = $contents;
			}
		break;

		case 'demo-content':
			$demo_contents = array(
				array(
					'title' => __( 'Featured Content One', 'education-hub' ),
					'excerpt' => __( 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam quis metus scelerisque, faucibus risus eu, luctus est. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Suspendisse ultricies nunc porttitor, rutrum libero quis, gravida odio. Donec tempus dui nec nisi fringilla, vitae efficitur risus cursus. Nam ultricies congue quam, non pellentesque ipsum mollis vel.', 'education-hub' ),
					'url' => esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ),
				),
				array(
					'title' => __( 'Featured Content Two', 'education-hub' ),
					'excerpt' => __( 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam quis metus scelerisque, faucibus risus eu, luctus est. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Suspendisse ultricies nunc porttitor, rutrum libero quis, gravida odio. Donec tempus dui nec nisi fringilla, vitae efficitur risus cursus. Nam ultricies congue quam, non pellentesque ipsum mollis vel.', 'education-hub' ),
					'url' => esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ),
				),
				array(
					'title' => __( 'Featured Content Three', 'education-hub' ),
					'excerpt' => __( 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam quis metus scelerisque, faucibus risus eu, luctus est. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Suspendisse ultricies nunc porttitor, rutrum libero quis, gravida odio. Donec tempus dui nec nisi fringilla, vitae efficitur risus cursus. Nam ultricies congue quam, non pellentesque ipsum mollis vel.', 'education-hub' ),
					'url' => esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ),
				),
				array(
					'title' => __( 'Featured Content Four', 'education-hub' ),
					'excerpt' => __( 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam quis metus scelerisque, faucibus risus eu, luctus est. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Suspendisse ultricies nunc porttitor, rutrum libero quis, gravida odio. Donec tempus dui nec nisi fringilla, vitae efficitur risus cursus. Nam ultricies congue quam, non pellentesque ipsum mollis vel.', 'education-hub' ),
					'url' => esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ),
				),
			);
			$input = $demo_contents;
			$input = array_slice( $demo_contents, 0, absint( $featured_content_number ) );
		break;

		default:
		break;
	}
	return $input;

}

The code will decrease the no of words displayed in the excerpt of the Featured post section and will also add a “Read More” link to each of them.

Hope this resolves your issue,

Best Regards !!

Hello @Uli

We are very glad to hear that your issue has been resolved.
If you have any further query regarding the theme never hesitate to post your query.

Regards,
CHEERS!!!!