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Excerpt Length

by vertino · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1 Tested up to WP 2.8

Excerpt Length has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 12,967 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 30, 2009, tested up to WordPress 2.8.

Excerpt Length at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
12,967
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Excerpt Length well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 2.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Details

Adds an Excerpt Length field setting to the Reading Settings section, this is used to set the number of words that appear in the the_excerpt().

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • admin
  • excerpt
  • formatting
  • length
  • word limit

More from vertino

Version
1.1
Last updated
Jun 30, 2009
First published
Apr 30, 2009
Requires WordPress
2.7
Tested up to
2.8
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Excerpt Length FAQ

How many active installs does Excerpt Length have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Excerpt Length as of September 7, 2026.

Is Excerpt Length still maintained?

The last release was on June 30, 2009, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Excerpt Length free?

Excerpt Length is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.