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Excerpt Length

Name: Excerpt Length
Author: Lee Kelleher

Adds an Excerpt Length field setting to the Reading Settings section, this is used to set the number of words that appear in the the_excerpt().

Excerpt Length ranks #14,490 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #314 of 1,145 in the Editor & Writing category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Jun 30, 2009. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 2.8 (Current: 7.1)

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Updated 17 years ago Last Update on 30 Jun, 2009

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Jun 30, 2009
Requires WP: 2.7+
Tested Up To: 2.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Lee Kelleher

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who use the_excerpt() and want to control its length. It adds a setting to the Reading Settings section to specify how many words appear in excerpts.

Excerpt Length field setting
Added to Reading Settings section
Sets word count for the_excerpt()

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Excerpt Length

Until now, there were 3 ways to change the word length of the excerpt, by either modifying a core file (formatting.php), or replacing the wp_trim_excerpt filter in your theme's functions.php code, or by using a different plugin (requiring you to edit your theme/templates). This plugin simply adds a new field setting to the Reading section called Excerpt Length. The value you set limits the number of words displayed when the_excerpt() is called by your theme.

This plugin only works in WordPress 2.7 and above. This is due to new API calls that were made available in version 2.7. It will not work in earlier version of WordPress (2.6 and below).

No, this plugin has one sole purpose, that is to enable you to change the word length of the excerpt. Excerpt Suffix In version 1.1 of Excerpt Length I have added a new field called Excerpt Suffix. This is used to replace the default [...] text that is appended to the excerpt length. You can now used whatever text you like as the suffix.