How To Add A Jump Break To Your Blog

Last week, I took a few minutes and explored the issues involved in sizing a jump break properly. Feedback from that article suggests that, besides some uncertainty about how large a jump break section should be, some people are still uncertain how to add a jump break.


Jump break sections, unlike some other "read more" solutions, can be uniquely located and sized in each post - as long as the blog will not be using a dynamic view. You can make any given jump break as large, or as small, as you wish - and if you wish. You simply edit each individual post - and manually insert the jump break, as required. Older blogs may need an update to the post template.

Since there are two post editor modes - "Compose" and "HTML" - there are two ways to insert a jump break.

1. With Compose mode, you use the "Insert jump break" button, on the toolbar.
   1. Position the cursor, where you want the jump break located.
   2. Hit the "Insert jump break" button.
2. With HTML mode, you simply insert the special "Jump Break" code, where you want the jump break located.

   <!--more-->

   And, you're done.

It's actually harder to explain it, than to do it. And it's worth the time, to understand how, and possibly understand why to do it properly.

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