Controlling the excerpt of a WordPress post
Tags: excerpt, plugins, wordpress
Date: 31st October, 2009
I think it is something missing from WordPress, but there is no simple method for limiting the amount of text displayed for a post. I think it would be nice if there were a variable within the_content() which limited the number of characters or words returned. Instead, I’ve used a plugin called the_excerpt_reloaded to help me reduce the number of words shown in the latest posts section of the homepage. I’ve used it like so:
<?php the_excerpt_reloaded(20, ”, ‘content’, FALSE); ?>
The first variable is the number of words I want displayed, here 20. The last variable, which I’ve set to FALSE, stops a Read more… link being added, because I wanted to add my own. To find download the plugin or find out more, visit the owner’s site: Guff : the excerpt Reloaded.
