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1. fredhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi,

   This is my third, final for now, quick question. I've searched WP and Google to no avail:

   Is there a plugin or template tag that'll let me grab only the first n words of a post for display on the home page?

   I've imported hundreds of my posts from Moveable Type and going back 20 posts to create excerpts with the <!--more--> tag will be a bit of work. I'm looking for a template tag that'll just display a user-specified number of words in the post.

   I see that the Revolution template includes a plug-in, apparently, that limits content. I could not find a plugin in the WP list, or through Google.

   Any ideas, pointers, would be welcome. Thank you!

2. ronchicago
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   you might find something here...

   http://robsnotebook.com/the-excerpt-reloaded

3. LenK
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Plugins are the easiest. A second way is to stick this in your theme's function.php file...

   remove_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt');
   add_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'custom_trim_excerpt');
   
   function custom_trim_excerpt($text) { // Fakes an excerpt if needed
   global $post;
   if ( '' == $text ) {
   $text = get_the_content('');
   $text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
   $text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
   $text = strip_tags($text);
   $excerpt_length = x;
   $words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);
   if (count($words) > $excerpt_length) {
   array_pop($words);
   array_push($words, '...');
   $text = implode(' ', $words);
   }
   }
   return $text;
   }

   A third option is to use the Excerpt box directly beneath the Write Post window. It will display whatever you type in the input field.

4. fredhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks, Len! Any specific plugins to do this chore? Appreciate the code, at least.

5. LenK
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Yes, ronchicago just posted a link to one such plugin. There maybe more in the Plugin Directory - I don't know as I didn't look.

6. fredhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks again, Ron, Len, this post can be marked as resolved.

7. fredhead
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   For people who might find this topic, there also appears to be another plugin, which I found through one of my clients' install, called Limit Posts. The URL is here:

   http://labitacora.net/comunBlog/limit-post.phps

   I find the Limit Posts plugin easier for my needs, but both it and the The Excerpt Reloaded plugins work fine.

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