Title: Excerpt Size
Last modified: September 3, 2026

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# Excerpt Size

 *  [mack99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mack99/)
 * (@mack99)
 * [1 day, 11 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-size-2/)
 * Is there a way to limit the excerpt size when a post notification goes out? I
   don’t want so much of the post being seen, and only want to limit the excerpt
   to a couple of lines if possible. Can you tell me if this is possible and how
   to accomplish that task?

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