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title: "How to Limit the Post Excerpt in WordPress?"
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# How to Limit the Post Excerpt in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- Utilizes the Post Listing block from Nexter Blocks to limit blog post excerpts by character or word count.
- Activates the Show Excerpt/Content toggle under the Extra Options tab to display excerpts.
- Selects By Words or By Character in the Excerpt Limit section to customize excerpt length.

In WordPress, displaying the post excerpt can provide a brief overview of the blog post to the readers. However, sometimes the default excerpt length may be too long or too short. In such cases, limiting the post excerpt can be beneficial.

With the Post Listing block from the Nexter Blocks, you can easily limit the blog post excerpt by character or word count.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of the Nexter Blocks Post Listing block,* [click here](/docs/post-listing-block-settings-overview/).

***Requirement  - This block is a part of the Nexter Blocks, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE BLOCK LINK](https://qa.nexterwp.com/nexter-blocks/listing/wordpress-post-listing/)

To do this, add the Post Listing block on the page, and select the appropriate listing type, post type, style and layout.

Then go to the **Show Excerpt/Content** section under the **Extra Options** tab.

> *Note: Turn on the ****Show Excerpt/Content**** toggle if it is turned off.*

To limit the excerpt by word count, select **By Words** from the **Excerpt Limit** section and set the desired number in the **Maximum Words** field.

> *Note: You can also limit the excerpt by characters, by selecting ****By**** ****Character**** from the ****Excerpt Limit**** section*.

This will keep all the blog post's excerpt length to an equivalent number of words in the listing.

Also, check [How to Limit Blog Post Title in WordPress](https://qa.nexterwp.com/docs/limit-blog-post-title-in-wordpress/).