Title: Change Excerpt Length
Author: Ashkar
Published: 9 de julio, 2015
Last modified: 28 de marzo, 2025
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# Change Excerpt Length
By [Ashkar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shinorex/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/change-excerpt-length.1.3.zip)
* [Details](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/change-excerpt-length/#description)
* [Reviews](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/change-excerpt-length/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/change-excerpt-length/#installation)
* [Development](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/change-excerpt-length/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-excerpt-length/)
## Description
Adds an Excerpt Length field setting to the Reading Settings section of your WordPress
dashboard. This setting allows you to specify the number of words that you want
to display in the `the_excerpt()` function.
## Screenshots
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* screenshot-1.png
## Installation
1. Download the plugin zip file.
2. Upload the `change-excerpt-length` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
4. Navigate to **Settings Reading** and set your desired excerpt length.
## FAQ
### Why did you create this plugin?
Previously, changing the excerpt length required either editing core files (`formatting.
php`), adding a filter to `functions.php` in your theme, or using another plugin
that might require additional configuration. This plugin simply adds a field in
the **Reading Settings** section to let you adjust the number of words displayed
by `the_excerpt()`.
### Does this plugin work with WordPress version x.x.x?
This plugin works with WordPress 4.0 and above. It utilizes the WordPress Settings
API introduced in WordPress 2.7 but has been tested on more recent versions to ensure
compatibility.
### Does this plugin affect the formatting of `the_excerpt()`?
No, this plugin only changes the number of words displayed by `the_excerpt()` but
does not affect its formatting. Any customization to the appearance of excerpts
would need to be handled by your theme.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Change Excerpt Length” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Ashkar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shinorex/)
[Translate “Change Excerpt Length” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-excerpt-length)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-excerpt-length/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/change-excerpt-length/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-excerpt-length/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-excerpt-length/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Meta
* Version **1.3**
* Last updated **1 año ago**
* Active installations **400+**
* WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.7.5**
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-excerpt-length/)
* Tags
* [excerpt length](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/excerpt-length/)[excerpt limit](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/excerpt-limit/)
[length](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/length/)[word limit](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/word-limit/)
[WordPress excerpt](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordpress-excerpt/)
* [Advanced View](https://pe.wordpress.org/plugins/change-excerpt-length/advanced/)
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## Contributors
* [ Ashkar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shinorex/)
## Support
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