Title: Show excerpt using shortcode
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Show excerpt using shortcode

 *  Resolved [bacreations](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bacreations/)
 * (@bacreations)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-excerpt-using-shortcode/)
 * Is it possible to display just an excerpt when using the shortcode in my template
   file instead of the full testimonial? I only want to show a few lines of the 
   testimonial with a link to read the full post.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/testimonial-rotator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/testimonial-rotator/)

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 *  [Full Focus Marketing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greaterlight/)
 * (@greaterlight)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-excerpt-using-shortcode/#post-4704095)
 * I am also wondering how to do this. Can someone assist?
    Thank you
 *  Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/)
 * (@halgatewood)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-excerpt-using-shortcode/#post-4704109)
 * Try passing the variable:
 * `show_size="excerpt"`

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 * Last reply from: [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-excerpt-using-shortcode/#post-4704109)
 * Status: resolved