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1. tmpage
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am trying to change the maximum length of the post excerpts displayed on a category page (see http://www.obamatheconservative.com/category/latest-updates). I am using TwentyTen as a parent theme.

   I've tried two things, but had no luck with either:

   1) adding the following to functions.php:
   

   function new_excerpt_length($length) {
   	return 100;
   }
   add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');

   So length should be max 100 words. But I still only got 40 words

   2) Editing the wp_trim_excerpt() function in formatting.php

   interestingly, it was already set to 55 -- but the post excerpts hadn't displayed more than 40 words, which suggests that the excerpt is not being produced via wp_trim_excerpt()

   Any suggestions? thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   From Twenty Ten functions.php:

   * function my_child_theme_setup() {
   * // We are providing our own filter for excerpt_length (or using the unfiltered value)
   * remove_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'twentyten_excerpt_length' );

3. tmpage
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   thanks esmi,

   tried adding that to functions.php, but no luck.

   btw technically, i'm not using a child theme, I'm just editing the original TwentyTen files (though I know this is not recommended)

   any other thoughts? thanks!

4. carlynorama
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   I'm having the same trouble.

   Twenty Eleven Theme, WordPress 3.2.1, adding

   remove_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'twentyeleven_excerpt_length' );
   function new_excerpt_length($length) {
   	return 10;
   }
   add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');

   to functions.php gives me no love when I use the_excerpt()

   Did this get resolved?

   [duplicate: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-excerpt-length-doesnt-work-anymore?replies=4 - please ask your question in one topic only - closed]

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