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Excerpt Check

Name: Excerpt Check
Author: Tom McFarlin

Prompts authors to add an excerpt before publishing or scheduling a WordPress post. Plugin Homepage

Excerpt Check ranks #63,571 among WordPress.org plugins with 0+ active installations, is #1,012 of 1,148 in the Editor & Writing category, and was last updated Mar 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.9 (Current: 7.1.2)

v1.1.1 Current Version v1.1.1

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 11 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.1
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 6.9.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Tom McFarlin

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Excerpt Check

Yes. Excerpt Check fully supports both the Classic Editor and the Block Editor. It intercepts the publish action in both environments and displays a modal prompt.

It depends on the mode you choose. In Remind mode (the default), a prompt appears but you can dismiss it and publish without an excerpt. In Require mode, the prompt has no bypass option -- you must add an excerpt before publishing.

Go to Settings > Writing in your WordPress admin. The Excerpt Check options appear at the bottom of the page.

No. Excerpt Check only activates when you publish or schedule a post. It does not retroactively flag posts that were already published without excerpts.

Excerpt Check works with any post type that has excerpt support enabled. If your custom post type supports excerpts, the plugin will work with it automatically.