How to Display Longer Excerpts in Wordpress
- 1). Log in to the Wordpress blog you want to alter.
- 2). Click "Appearance" and "Editor." You can only access this section with an administrator level account, so make sure you have the appropriate permissions.
- 3). Click "Functions.php." Type "function new_excerpt_length($length) {" and press "Enter." Type "return 20;" and press "Enter" for a new line.
- 4). Type "}" and "Enter."
- 5). Type "add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length', number );" where number is the numerical representation of the amount of characters shown in the excerpt. Save your changes to the functions.php file.
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