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How do I include a page excerpt?

Firstly you will need to add support for excerpt for your pages. You can either you this by using the add_post_type_support() function or using a plugin like Page Excerpt.

You can also use the 'list_pages_shortcode_excerpt' filter to return or customize the excerpt for specific pages. The following example:

<?php
function my_list_pages_shortcode_excerpt( $excerpt, $page, $depth, $args ) {
    return $excerpt . '...';
}
add_filter( 'list_pages_shortcode_excerpt', 'my_list_pages_shortcode_excerpt', 10, 4 );
?>

You can then include the excerpt via your shortcode.

[list-pages excerpt="1"]