Title: [Plugin: Display Posts Shortcode] Include Excerpt not working
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Display Posts Shortcode] Include Excerpt not working

 *  Resolved [elbobiam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elbobiam/)
 * (@elbobiam)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-display-posts-shortcode-include-excerpt-not-working/)
 * Hi,
 * I recently updated from version 1.7 to 1.9 of your excellent plugin, but for 
   some reason, the include_excerpt=”true” is not working. I get the title, date
   and more… but there is no excerpt. I also tried to remove the date by setting
   it to false, but it still showed.
 * [display-posts category=”latest news” include_excerpt=”true” order=”ASC” posts_per_page
   =”4″ wrapper=”div” include_date=”true”]
 * Can you please advise.
 * Many thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Bill Erickson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billerickson/)
 * (@billerickson)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-display-posts-shortcode-include-excerpt-not-working/#post-3035760)
 * Hmm, no changes to the excerpt were made, except wrapping the hypen before it
   in <span class=”excerpt-wrapper”>
 * Have you added any code to your theme’s functions.php file related to this plugin?
   If you’ve added an output filter to modify the output, it could be responsible.
 *  [mattmeeks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattmeeks/)
 * (@mattmeeks)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-display-posts-shortcode-include-excerpt-not-working/#post-3035807)
 * Double check your shortcode in the html view-sometimes shortcodes get pasted 
   into the visual view in WP and it inserts code or pre tags in, which ends up 
   breaking the shortcode.
 *  Thread Starter [elbobiam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elbobiam/)
 * (@elbobiam)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-display-posts-shortcode-include-excerpt-not-working/#post-3035836)
 * Hi both,
 * no errors, I think it’s a theme conflict issue as it works fine with default 
   theme (Dandelion from themeforest).
 * Is there any names I can manually change that may stop the conflict? I especially
   need the excerpt.
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [elbobiam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elbobiam/)
 * (@elbobiam)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-display-posts-shortcode-include-excerpt-not-working/#post-3035837)
 * wohoo!
 * Sorted. I’d forgotten I’d put a separate function with was conflicting…All fixed.
 * Thank you for your time and help.

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 * Last reply from: [elbobiam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elbobiam/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-display-posts-shortcode-include-excerpt-not-working/#post-3035837)
 * Status: resolved