WordPress Ideas » Topic: Adding parameter to the_excerpt()

Ahmet Topal on "Adding parameter to the_excerpt()"

Ahmet Topal — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:24:22 +0000

There is a very easy wasy to make this:
open wp-includes/functions-formatting.php with an editor
find the line:
function wp_trim_excerpt($text) {

and change
function wp_trim_excerpt($text) {
...
$excerpt_length = 55;
...

with any you want (like 20, ...)
Save it and upload it...

OR HERE A PLUGIN FOR THAT: http://guff.szub.net/2005/02/26/the_excerpt-reloaded/

perthmetro on "Adding parameter to the_excerpt()"

perthmetro — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:51:13 +0000

good idea... there are plugins that allow this, and more too

kardjo on "Adding parameter to the_excerpt()"

kardjo — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:21:23 +0000

I want to have some parameter in the the_excerpt() tag like the_content_rss(), that limiting words count showed.

In default, the_excerpt() is 55 words if no excerpt provided. But I want to customize this (let say only 20 words, exist or not exist the excerpt of content).

thanks