Title: Two difference excerpt functions
Last modified: August 19, 2016

---

# Two difference excerpt functions

 *  [minklet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minklet/)
 * (@minklet)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-difference-excerpt-functions/)
 * Is there a way I can pass the excerpt length when I call the function? Because
   I want one size excerpt when displaying one post type and another for the rest.
 * I would also like one to say [READ MORE} and the other to say […]
 * Is this possible?

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-difference-excerpt-functions/#post-1850850)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt#Control_Excerpt_Length_using_Filters](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt#Control_Excerpt_Length_using_Filters)
 *  Thread Starter [minklet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minklet/)
 * (@minklet)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-difference-excerpt-functions/#post-1850857)
 * Yes, I’ve already done that. But that only declares a value that is then used
   every time you use the_excerpt();
 * I want 2-3 different excerpts, like the_excerpt(); with 20 words and […] more
   link, the_excerpt2(); with 30 words and [MORE]
 *  Thread Starter [minklet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minklet/)
 * (@minklet)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-difference-excerpt-functions/#post-1850862)
 * I found this:
 * [http://wpengineer.com/1909/manage-multiple-excerpt-lengths/](http://wpengineer.com/1909/manage-multiple-excerpt-lengths/)

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

The topic ‘Two difference excerpt functions’ is closed to new replies.

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [minklet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minklet/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-difference-excerpt-functions/#post-1850862)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics