Automatic excerpts on homepage

please post the full code of content.php (please use the pastebin as described in https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code )

what is the exact error message?

Here is content.php https://pastebin.com/4dzXVBGG
and….
Here is the exact error message: https://pastebin.com/1K5HDK9G

you posted the unedited file (?)

try to edit just line 32:

<?php if ( is_search() ) : // Only display Excerpts for Search ?>

to:

<?php if ( is_search() || is_home() ) : // Only display Excerpts for Search and posts page ?>

Sorry, wrong folder, here is the edited content.php:
https://pastebin.com/EFczfw55

…using the code you mentioned above,which resulted with the scream error:
https://pastebin.com/1K5HDK9G

you are using html commenting in a php file;

your section should read (lines 33 to 41) – i.e. line 34 properly commented:

<!-- comment out excerpt for search section -->
                <?php //if ( is_search() ) : // Only display Excerpts for Search ?>

<!-- end commented out section -->

<!-- start new excerpt for search and posts page section -->
                <?php if ( is_search() || is_home() ) : // Only display Excerpts for Search and Posts Page ?>

<!-- end new excerpt for search and posts pages section -->

Ahhhh…I understand now. Thank you for the help alchymyth! Now I just have to figure out how I can shorten my posts to small rectangles with a thumbnail and the excerpt.