Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
Causes the excerpt to be required before a post can be published. Supports both editor types (classic and block aka gutenberg).
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress ranks #15,391 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Dec 15, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 1.1.2
- Last Updated
- Dec 15, 2025
- Requires WP
- 4.4.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- theMikeD
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- Reviews
- 1
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to ensure authors write proper post summaries rather than relying on auto-generated ones. It solves this by preventing posts from being published unless a manually written excerpt is provided.
- Requires excerpt before publishing
- Supports classic editor
- Supports block editor (Gutenberg)
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