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1. freshifreshy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I'm using the following code to change my excerpt:

   function new_excerpt_length($length) {
   
   	return 45;
   
   }
   
   add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');
   
   function new_excerpt_more($excerpt) {
   
   		return str_replace('[...]', '<span>...</span><div class="excerpt-more"><a href="'.get_permalink().'">Read more &raquo;</a></div>', $excerpt);
   
   }
   
   add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');

   This works perfectly for auto-generating an excerpt. But if I enter an excerpt manually for a post, this code does nothing.

   Any advice on how I can get this same result for manually entered posts as well?

2. Teeks
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Yeah I'd like to know this too.
   Trying to allow manual excerpts but still cut them off for sake of design if the user goes crazy.

3. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 1 year ago #

   this might work:
   http://www.transformationpowertools.com/wordpress/automatically-shorten-manual-excerp

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