If you want to get rid of the excerpt altogether you’ll need to change the code in your index.php.
Find <?php the_excerpt(); ?> and change it to <?php the_content();?>
If you want to change the length of the excerpt, then you’ll need to add a function to your functions.php file.
Something like this:
//Modify the excerpt length
function my_custom_excerpt_length($length) {
return 80;
}
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'my_custom_excerpt_length');
If I change it to the content, does that mean that what I enter in the WordPress excerpt function will then show? Instead of the auto-excerpt?
I want to be able to use the excerpt function and create my own post summary. I do not want it to just automatically take the first 55 words of a post.
When editing a post, look at the top right of the screen and you’ll find a “screen options”. Click it then check the “Excerpt” check box.
A new box will appear below the post editor.
You can add your custom excerpt there.
