To show only a snippet of text on the front page with a "Read more" link to the full article, simply click on the "Insert Read More" icon in the JCE text editor at the place you would like the text to break. Find it in the 4th row of icons, second to last icon.

Then, when the visitor clicks "Read more," they are taken to the full article. This is a core Joomla! function. You can include images and links and anything else you would include in any other article. You will notice that these articles marked as "Yes" for Front Page. This means they will be published to the frontpage. You can turn this on and off in Article Manager by clicking the icon in the Front Page column.

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