Page Excerpt

Page Excerpt

This plugin adds the same functionality of the excerpt feature in posts to pages.

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    Very good! This plugin is actively maintained and the last update was released 2607 days ago.
  • This plugin is not tested with the last major release of WordPress
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  • There is no information available which PHP version this plugin requires
    The latest stable PHP 8.4.3 was released on 16 January 2025
  • No information about vulnerabilities and unfixed security issues is available.
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Ratings

10

Active installs

4K

Total Downloads

58K

Support Threads

0

Last updated

28 November 2017

Added

07 September 2008

Versions

97.8%2.2%
  • Version 1.3
  • Version other

Screenshots

The Page Excerpt Box
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Rating

Based on 10 on WordPress.org

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About Page Excerpt

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FAQ

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload page-excerpt.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Use page excerpt box as you would in a post

How do I use this?

On the create (or edit) pages page, you will see a box called ‘Page Excerpt’. It allows you to put in a short summary of your content. You can then call it using the <?php the_excerpt(); ?> function within the loop

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Changelog

= 1.3=
* Verified 3.5.1 Compatibility
* Updated Screenshot

1.2

1.1

1.0

How to install Page Excerpt

  1. Upload page-excerpt.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Use page excerpt box as you would in a post