{"id":15700,"date":"2020-11-10T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=15700"},"modified":"2020-11-10T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T10:42:35","slug":"wordpress-custom-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-custom-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Custom Excerpts in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you\u2019re using WordPress and want to let your visitors know what your content is about in a quick and precise way, you can easily do so by adding an excerpt to your posts.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]In a nutshell, excerpts represent a short extract or description of a post that can be easily displayed on different parts of your web page. And while it is possible to let WordPress generate post excerpts for you, they may end up not looking so good. So, you might want to consider creating a custom excerpt instead, as this is the only tried and true way to get your post excerpts to look the way you want them to.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Just like how WordPress allows you to easily reorder your blog posts<\/a>, it also comes with an integrated function that makes the process of adding custom excerpts relatively simple as well. In fact, there are a few different options at your disposal, and this time around, we\u2019re going to list them all.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Why You Should Add Custom Excerpts to Your Posts<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As we already mentioned, an excerpt is basically a small summary that is supposed to indicate to users what they can expect if they click on a specific post on your website or blog. So, in that regard, the benefits post excerpts can bring to the user experience are clear. Excerpts will help users determine whether they are interested in the topic at hand, which is why creating a custom excerpt can be particularly beneficial for user engagement. This way, you can provide pieces of info related to your article that you find the most engaging and informative, in turn driving users to click on the article in question and read more.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Also, there are some free default WordPress themes that display the entirety of your posts on your home page, blog page, and\/or archives by default. So, if you use any of these themes, this can take a toll on your website\u2019s speed. Worse yet, it can even confuse search engines and wrongly signal to them that you have duplicate content on your site.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]If you display excerpts instead of whole articles, your pages will load faster and your users will get to your content more easily, which can only result in increased views. Plus, search engine bots won\u2019t detect any duplicate content on your site, which is always good news for your website\u2019s SEO.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]With that said, let\u2019s take a look at all the different options you can use to add custom excerpts in WordPress:
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