How to Enable Excerpt on WordPress Post and Page
Do you want to enable excerpts in WordPress posts and pages?
An excerpt is a way to clarify what a blog is about. It is a short summary of the post. Most beginners don’t know how to use Excerpt to its full extent. It is a great way to increase post views when used properly.
In this guide, we are going to cover how to enable excerpts in WordPress posts and pages.
What is an excerpt?
An excerpt is an optional text that is added to WordPress posts and pages. It is a snippet of text that explains what the article is about. WordPress comes with posts and pages by default. Sometimes you just want to show a few lines of text instead of the full content. Excerpt is mostly used in archive pages to avoid showing full content. In case the excerpt field is empty, WordPress automatically assigns the excerpt with the first 55 words of the blog.
Having said that, let’s jump into it:
Enable Excerpt Field in WordPress Post
First of all, log in to the WordPress admin area with your login credentials. After that navigate to Post >> All Post. Open any one post and go through the steps mentioned below.
- Click on the three-dot icon, at the top right corner of the WordPress editor, and then scroll down to Preferences as indicated in the image.
- A pop-up will show up. Then select the option as shown in the image below.
- You will see different options in the prompted pop-up; choose “Excerpt” and ensure that it is enabled.
- Save the post to ensure that the excerpts are enabled.
Adding Excerpt in WordPress Post
Once you have enabled the excerpt field, it’s time to add an excerpt in the post and page. The process of adding an excerpt is similar for both posts and pages.
- Create a new post or simply open a target post.
- Scroll down to excerpt and click on the drop-down option. You can easily find an excerpt field on the right side of the post editor screen.
- Now, add excerpt text in the box.
- Finally, hit the publish button.
Enable Excerpt in Pages
WordPress doesn’t allow excerpts in pages by default. However, you can easily enable the excerpt field in pages by simply adding one line of code.
add_post_type_support( 'page', 'excerpt' );
Once you have finished adding code, go to the option once again and check the excerpt field as mentioned above. You can also use a WordPress excerpt plugin to enable excerpts.
That’s all! You have successfully enabled excerpts in WordPress posts and pages.
Final Thought
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