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1. iskwew
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   instead of the_content().

   I understand the standard excerpt length is 55 characters. Is it possible to change this without using the more-tag?

2. kasshealy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Try using the Advanced Excerpt plugin. I use it and it allows you to specify the length and also the tags within the excerpt (so it'll show <p>, etc so it doesn't look ugly).

   http://sparepencil.com/code/advanced-excerpt/

3. iskwew
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thank you, kasshealy! I will try that one.

4. ericjeckert
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   or you can change it manually in wp-includes, formatting.php on line 853.

   http://itscalledwebdesign.com/2008/10/06/change-excerpt-length-in-wp/

5. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   If you use a plugin like http://guff.szub.net/2005/02/26/the_excerpt-reloaded/ you don't need to change core files.

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