Title: Tag for Excert
Last modified: August 9, 2017

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# Tag for Excert

 *  Resolved [barrypoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrypoore/)
 * (@barrypoore)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-for-excert/)
 * I’m editing the content_job_listing.php in order to fit the design of the website,
   Currently by default the file does not display the excert (short description).
   I am new to wordpress so maybe a newby error, tried get_the_excert() function
   but returned nothing. I have looked on documentation to try and find a tag or
   function call but not been able to. I’m sure the info must be loaded into memory
   somewhere it’s just how to extract it.
    Can anyone advise on an appropriate function
   call? Or alternatively point me to where I might be able to find this info? Thanks
 * ps site is currently only on local dev, didn’t think it was the type a question
   that needed a URL anyway
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [barrypoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrypoore/).

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 *  Thread Starter [barrypoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrypoore/)
 * (@barrypoore)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-for-excert/#post-9396065)
 * Also I will be adding custom fields so as I do I guess there will be times I 
   will need to pull them out too, so I guess I am looking for something like:
 * get_the_fieldname() or something?
 * Update!
    I did find this function wpjm_the_job_description();
 * That returns the description so I’m getting there but I only want the a teaser
   of it, I guess I could wrap it in a substr but I’m sure there must be a WordPress
   way of doing it?
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [barrypoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrypoore/).
 *  Thread Starter [barrypoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrypoore/)
 * (@barrypoore)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-for-excert/#post-9418601)
 * wow, a week ago since I posted this and not one response, it was simple, ‘the_excert()’,
   I’m new to wordpress so didn’t know but since finding the solution I can’t believe
   this post was up for a week with no response, c’mon people!
 *  Plugin Contributor [jonryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonryan/)
 * (@jonryan)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-for-excert/#post-9429087)
 * Hi [@barrypoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrypoore/) I’m glad you
   figured it out and sorry you didn’t get a quicker response.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-for-excert/#post-9429087)
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