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Change post lenght

5 replies · Started by albabes on July 29, 2022

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July 29, 2022 at 3:18 pm #2297743

I'm using this code below in the popular plugin, "Code Snippets". I'm using the "Run snippet everywhere" option.
I want my posts to show fewer words than the default 55 words. But its not working. https://dbsatucson.org
Ideas anyone?

function my_excerpt_length($length){
return 40;
}
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘my_excerpt_length’);

July 30, 2022 at 4:03 am #2297951

Hi there,

you can adjust the excerpt length in Customizer > Layout > Blog

July 30, 2022 at 9:05 am #2298311

Thanks David. So is that "very common code" just not compatible with GP? I read it doesn't work on TWENTY themes either?

July 30, 2022 at 5:07 pm #2298491

Hi there,

For more info about this filter, check here: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_length/

Make sure you have a high priority set.

July 30, 2022 at 6:58 pm #2298532

Thanks David and Ying

July 31, 2022 at 5:49 am #2298728

For a specific example see here:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/excerpt_length/

Notice we add a really high priority.

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