In the following theme file:

Presentation->Theme Editor->Main Index Template

line 27:

$number_string = ‘numberposts=’ . acms_news_items();

/* my required category id is ‘3′ */
$category = ‘category=3′;
$lastposts = get_posts($number_string . ‘&’ . $category);

This will also need to be changed in any area where the news column appears and should be restricted to only one category.

Thanks for a great theme. Can you tell me how to show only posts from a particular category (”News”) in the news column on the right please? If this is core WP stuff and too much to explain here, could you point me to an article that explains it clearly? I’ve read WP docs but just get lost in the detail.

Excerpts should work on search and categories - you have to put the “more” tags in the posts when drafting/editing

Thanks.