Title: Shorten excerpt?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Shorten excerpt?

 *  Resolved [sofiaasklund](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sofiaasklund/)
 * (@sofiaasklund)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shorten-excerpt/)
 * I wish to shorten the excerpt. Now it’s the whole text that shows, and “Read 
   more” (in swedish “Läs mer”) don’t show any more, because it’s already all text!
   The more-tag doesn’t work. So, do you have any idea for me?
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 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsokic/)
 * (@bsokic)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shorten-excerpt/#post-5932494)
 * Hello,
 * Please try this:
 * all-in-one-event-calendar/public/themes-ai1ec/vortex/twig -> agenda.twig, line
   66, change:
    `{{ event.filtered_content | raw }}` to `{{ event.post_excerpt |
   truncate( 40 ) | raw }}`
 *  Thread Starter [sofiaasklund](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sofiaasklund/)
 * (@sofiaasklund)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shorten-excerpt/#post-5932513)
 * Tjohooo! It works! A huge hug! Thank you!
    😀
 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsokic/)
 * (@bsokic)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shorten-excerpt/#post-5932515)
 * No problem 😉
 * If you have the time would you mind leaving a [review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/all-in-one-event-calendar).
 * Thanks,
    Ben

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shorten-excerpt/#post-5932515)
 * Status: resolved