Title: Get Post Excerpt
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Get Post Excerpt

 *  Resolved [masonlau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/masonlau/)
 * (@masonlau)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-post-excerpt/)
 * Hello,
    This theme is gorgeous! Can you tell me the best way to get the post 
   the post excerpt rather than the entire post?
 * I know how to do it (php_the_excerpt), but the content template looks a bit different
   from what I am used to and I don’t want to disrupt anything.
 * My site features presentations inside each post; it won’t do to have them all
   loading when someone clicks on the blog.
 * Thank you,
    Mason

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 *  [Sheri Grey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designsimply/)
 * (@designsimply)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-post-excerpt/#post-5120870)
 * > This theme is gorgeous!
 * Yay! I won’t argue with that. 🙂
 * > I know how to do it (php_the_excerpt), but the content template looks a bit
   different from what I am used to and I don’t want to disrupt anything.
 * Use a child theme. And if you already have one, just make a backup before the
   next edit so you can revert if anything goes wrong.
 * More info: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * > Can you tell me the best way to get the post the post excerpt rather than the
   > entire post?
 * Copy content.php into your child theme.
 * Change this:
 * `the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'isola'));`
 * to this:
 * `the_excerpt();`
 * It won’t affect image and video post formats (as you can see if you look at the
   if statement closely.
 * And don’t be afraid to make changes with a child theme (and keep good backups).
   🙂
 *  Thread Starter [masonlau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/masonlau/)
 * (@masonlau)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-post-excerpt/#post-5120872)
 * Thanks a bunch:). I was avoiding creating a child theme–I know how, but I am 
   lazy.
    You are right, though. Sigh.
 *  [mac.mcrae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmcrae/)
 * (@macmcrae)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-post-excerpt/#post-5121002)
 * how do i get rid of the featured image in the content.php? thanks for any help.
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-post-excerpt/#post-5121013)
 * mac.mcrae – since your question is unrelated to masonlau’s issue, I’ve replied
   the separate thread you already posted. Let’s continue the discussion there:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-minimal-theme](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-minimal-theme)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-post-excerpt/#post-5121013)
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