Title: Post excerpt missing
Last modified: October 6, 2026

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# Post excerpt missing

 *  Resolved [Jairo Ochoa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jairoochoa/)
 * (@jairoochoa)
 * [1 day, 12 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-excerpt-missing/)
 * Hello
 * Have you removed post **excerpt** from Downloads ?
   I created a custom layout 
   to show a list a list of law pdf download showing law name, file size and the
   excerpt.Today I wanted to upload a new law and I cannot find the excerpt field.
 * Many thanks in advance.

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 *  Plugin Author [Teo Alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altesin/)
 * (@altesin)
 * [19 hours, 33 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-excerpt-missing/#post-19038820)
 * Hello [@jairoochoa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jairoochoa/),
 * Yes, the Excerpt (short description) field was removed from the Download edit
   screen starting with version 5.1.16.
 * If you’d like to restore it, please follow the guide here: [https://download-monitor.com/kb/how-to-restore-download-excerpt-meta-field/](https://download-monitor.com/kb/how-to-restore-download-excerpt-meta-field/)
 * Have a great day!
 *  Thread Starter [Jairo Ochoa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jairoochoa/)
 * (@jairoochoa)
 * [12 hours, 37 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-excerpt-missing/#post-19039202)
 * It works, thanks [@altesin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altesin/)

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 * Last reply from: [Jairo Ochoa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jairoochoa/)
 * Last activity: [12 hours, 37 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-excerpt-missing/#post-19039202)
 * Status: resolved