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apply_filters( 'excerpt_length', int $number )

Since
2.7.0
Filters the maximum number of words in a post excerpt.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 2.7.0
  • 6.7.10
  • 6.8.11
  • 6.9.10
  • 7.0.7
  • 7.1.3

Present in every tracked release (6.7.10 to 7.1.3).

Parameters

$numberint
The maximum number of words. Default 55.

Where this hook fires · 2

  • wp-includes/blocks/latest-posts.php:156render_block_core_latest_posts()
  • wp-includes/formatting.php:4011wp_trim_excerpt()

Source code

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		 * Filters the maximum number of words in a post excerpt.		 *		 * @since 2.7.0		 *		 * @param int $number The maximum number of words. Default 55.		 */		$excerpt_length = (int) apply_filters( 'excerpt_length', $excerpt_length ); 		/**		 * Filters the string in the "more" link displayed after a trimmed excerpt.		 *		 * @since 2.9.0		 *

Changelog

Introduced in 2.7.0. Unchanged from 6.7.10 through 7.1.3.

  1. 6.7.10
  2. 6.8.11
  3. 6.9.10
  4. 7.0.7
  5. 7.1.3

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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