[Support request] Archive Category Pages Displaying Entire Post on Video Post Type

Hi there,

so a video post format, doesn’t generate an excerpt by default, as it relies on displaying the Content with its HTML intact so as the Video embed can be displayed.

You can tell GP to load an excerpt using this PHP Snippet:

add_filter( 'generate_show_excerpt', function( $show ) {
    if ( 'video' === get_post_format() ) {
        return true;
    }

    return $show;
} );

Reference: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/excerpt-issues/#full-post-content-displaying-while-using-excerpt

But this will treat it like any other post ie. a featured image and excerpt. Not a video thats within the content.

Does that work for you ? Or must the archive show the video embed before the excerpt ? ( as thats a lot more tricky )

You’re welcome!