Title: Excerpt Text Format
Last modified: September 24, 2026

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# Excerpt Text Format

 *  Resolved [bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/)
 * (@bobjgarrett)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-text-format/)
 * I have text which has been divided into lines at the start of my posts using 
   line feed. The resulting text in the grid ignores the line feeds, not even inserting
   them as spaces, so the text is all run together. Is there a way to change this?

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 *  Thread Starter [bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/)
 * (@bobjgarrett)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-text-format/#post-19029084)
 * It seems the standard WordPress excerpt function does this which I think is a
   shame as it then corrupts posts where the initial content is a list of features.
 * I think your plugin would be even better if it did not use the WordPress excerpt
   function but instead extracted the first x words or characters including items
   like lists <li> or breaks <br>.
 *  Plugin Support [Habib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/habibjh/)
 * (@habibjh)
 * [6 days, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-text-format/#post-19030312)
 * Hi [@bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/)
 * We released a new version (**7.9.7**) of the plugin today that includes the feature
   you requested.
 * Please update the plugin to the latest version. After updating, you will find
   a new option under the Excerpt settings called **“****Keep HTML Tags**” ([https://prnt.sc/djyVcnU_74jU](https://prnt.sc/djyVcnU_74jU)).
   This option is available for all variants: Shortcode, Elementor, Gutenberg, and
   Divi.
 * If you want to preserve HTML tags in the excerpt, simply enable the “Keep HTML
   Tags” option.
 * Alternatively, you can leave the “Excerpt Limit” field empty. In that case, the
   plugin will use the excerpt exactly as entered in the excerpt field, including
   any HTML tags. (Only applicable for Excerpt)
 * We hope this resolves the issue. If you’re happy with the solution and the support
   you received, we’d really appreciate it if you could leave us a good rating on
   WordPress.org. Your feedback helps us a lot and motivates us to continue improving
   the plugin.
 * Thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/)
 * (@bobjgarrett)
 * [6 days, 15 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-text-format/#post-19030466)
 * You are a star! Works perfectly and such fast upgrade from you. Thank you.
 *  Plugin Support [Habib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/habibjh/)
 * (@habibjh)
 * [5 days, 23 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-text-format/#post-19030803)
 * Hi [@bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/),
 * Glad to hear it’s working perfectly! 😊
 * I’ll mark this ticket as resolved for now. If you need any further assistance,
   please feel free to reach out to us anytime.
 * Thank you!

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 * Last reply from: [Habib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/habibjh/)
 * Last activity: [5 days, 23 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excerpt-text-format/#post-19030803)
 * Status: resolved