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<?php the_excerpt( length: '20', string: 'Read More...' ); ?>

<?php the_excerpt( length: '45', string: 'Read Full Post &#8658;' ); ?>

<?php the_excerpt( length: '80', string: 'Click to read' ); ?>

<?php the_excerpt( length: '120', no string ); ?>

Josh Cranwell | 12/16/11 at 11:23am Edit

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  Last edited:
  12/16/11
  12:21pm
  Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:

  Hi Josh,
  
  You should use a filter:
  
  

  
  
  function custom_excerpt_length( $length ) {
  
  	return 20;
  
  }
  
  add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length', 999 );
  
  

  
  
  And also this is interesting:
  

  
  
  function new_excerpt_more($more) {
  
         global $post;
  
  	return '<a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '">Read the Rest...</a>';
  
  }
  
  add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');
  
  

  
  
  And remember to use the_excerpt() in your loop and fill it when creating.
  
  You could also use <!--more--> inside your content. I prefer this one.

  • 12/16/11 1:18pm
    
    Josh Cranwell says:

    Hi Francisco,
    
    See this confuses me, so lets say I need to recreate my example above...
    
    I do this...
    
    
    The Excerpt Lengths
    

    
    
    function custom_excerpt_length( array
    
        ( $short ) { return 20; },
    
        ( $medium ) { return 45; },
    
        ( $long ) { return 80; },
    
        ( $bigger ) { return 120; }
    
    )
    
    add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length' );
    
    

    
    
    
    The Excerpt Lengths
    

    
    
    function custom_excerpt_more( array
    
        ( $readmore ){
    
            return ' <a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '">' . 'Read More...' . '</a>';},
    
        ( $fullpost ){
    
            return ' <a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '">' . 'Read Full Post &#8658;' . '</a>';},
    
        ( $clickread ){
    
            return ' <a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '">' . '&raquo; Continue Reading' . '</a>';}
    
    )
    
    add_filter('excerpt_more', 'custom_excerpt_more');
    
    

    
    
    The Loop Code
    

    
    
    #1 <?php the_excerpt( $short , $readmore ); ?>
    
    #2 <?php the_excerpt( $medium , $fullpost ); ?>
    
    #3 <?php the_excerpt( $long , $clickread ); ?>
    
    #4 <?php the_excerpt( $bigger ); ?>
    
    

    
    
    
    This obviously isn't going to work, I'm probably not even close, but how do you do multiple except lengths and string and control them via the_excerpt call? This is what is throwing me.
    
    Thanks
    

  • 12/16/11 1:19pm
    
    Josh Cranwell says:

    Sorry the second The Excerpt Lengths should say The Excerpt Link Strings

  • 12/16/11 1:30pm
    
    Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:

    Josh,
    
    I think it's not possible to pass a parameter to the function my_excerpt_length(), but it is possible to use a global variable. so, you can add something like this to your functions.php file:
    

    
    
    function my_excerpt_length() {
    
    global $myExcerptLength;
    
    
    
    switch ($myExcerptLength) {
    
        case "short":
    
            return 20;
    
            break;
    
        case "medium":
    
            return 45;
    
            break;
    
        case "long":
    
            return 80;
    
            break;
    
         case "bigger":
    
             return 120;
    
             break;
    
    }
    
    }
    
    add_filter('excerpt_length', 'my_excerpt_length');
    
    

    
    
    Remember to set correct value to global variable each time you need set it.

  • 12/19/11 6:27am
    
    Josh Cranwell says:

    Hi Francisco,
    
    Thanks for your idea but it did not solve the different link options.
    
    The plugin below does everything I needed, and more just by adding settings into the

    <?php the_advanced_excerpt(); ?>

    
    
    Pretty neat.
    
    Thanks
    

  • 12/19/11 6:36am
    
    Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:

    Ok Josh, no problem. I also think that is always better using plugins when they are available and the work is done.
    
    Regards.

• 
  Last edited:
  12/16/11
  11:22pm
  Arnav Joy says:

  you are using different excerpt for same page or different pages?
  
  try this plugin
  
  http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-excerpt/
  
  

  • 12/19/11 6:20am
    
    Josh Cranwell says:

    This is PERFECT and so simple.
    
    You can control absolutely every thing with it...
    
    <?php the_advanced_excerpt('length=70&use_words=0&no_custom=1&ellipsis=%26hellip;&exclude_tags=img,p,strong&read_more=view page&add_link=1'); ?>
    
    Can't believe I missed this. Thanks.

• 
  Last edited:
  12/18/11
  3:32pm
  Julio Potier says:

  I'm trying to do this using a dynamic excerpt, i'll try again tomorrow.

  • 12/19/11 6:28am
    
    Josh Cranwell says:

    
    This works really well...
    
    

    <?php the_advanced_excerpt(); ?>

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