{"id":15473605,"date":"2022-03-18T21:59:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T21:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_article&p=15473605"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:33:22","slug":"post-excerpt-block","status":"publish","type":"helphub_article","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/post-excerpt-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Excerpt block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Go to the List of Blocks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the Excerpt block to display the excerpt of a post. This block is primarily nested inside a query loop<\/a> block and helps to customize the appearance of the query loop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the post does not have an excerpt<\/a>, the Excerpt block displays the first 55 words in the post as the excerpt, followed by the characters \u2018[…]\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The block has an optional Read More<\/strong> link which will direct the website visitor to the URL of the full post. You can customize this link text to anything you like. The Read More<\/strong> link can be styled independently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To add an Excerpt block, click the Block Inserter<\/strong> icon when editing the page template. Search for the Excerpt <\/strong>block. Click on it to add the block to your page template.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can also type \/excerpt<\/code> and hit enter in a new paragraph block to add the Excerpt block quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Detailed instructions on adding blocks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To view the block toolbar, click on the block and the toolbar will be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every block comes with unique toolbar icons. These block-specific controls allow you to manipulate the block right in the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Excerpt block shows these buttons in the block toolbar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n