Title: Reducing the text
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Reducing the text

 *  Resolved [bstreetdigi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bstreetdigi/)
 * (@bstreetdigi)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-the-text/)
 * Hi,
 * How do you reduce the displayed text (post content)? I had a look at the code
   @ around line 152 where ‘words’ = 55 and reduced that but it’s not making any
   changes.
 * Please help.
 * P
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-with-excerpts/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-with-excerpts/)

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 *  [jmwebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmwebdesign/)
 * (@jmwebdesign)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-the-text/#post-4946425)
 * I am having the same issue. No changes that I have made in the code or in the
   widget settings have been implemented. Stumped.
 *  Plugin Author [Stephanie Leary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sillybean/)
 * (@sillybean)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-the-text/#post-4946426)
 * That setting works only if you’re using this plugin in conjunction with [the_excerpt Reloaded](http://robsnotebook.com/the-excerpt-reloaded/).
   Otherwise, you’ll need to add [a filter for excerpt_length](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/excerpt_length)
   somewhere in your theme files or in a new custom plugin.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-the-text/#post-4946426)
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