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Alternatives to Excerpt Length

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This plugin will limit the number of comments and the word count each user can add to a WordPress blog post, configurable by user role and time.

★ 4.4WP 6.9.0PHP 7.4.33Updated 10mo ago
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Control the appearance of WordPress post excerpts

★ 4.3WP 7.0.4PHP 7.4Updated 3mo ago
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Adds settings that you might expect to find in the WordPress core.

★ 3.9WP 7.1.3PHP 7.4Updated 8d ago
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Free reading time, reading progress, and reader controls, with shortcodes and a WordPress block.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.4PHP 7.4Updated 6d ago
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Create "Read More" link after post excerpt instead of ellipsis [...] Also modify excerpt length.

★ 5.0WP 6.9.7PHP not listedUpdated 9mo ago
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ACF WYSIWYG Character Limit adds max-character controls to ACF editors, improving content quality, and editorial standards across WordPress.

★ 0.0WP 7.1PHP 7.4Updated 2mo ago
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Track writing goals, content metrics, length checks, and readability directly inside the block editor sidebar.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.4Updated 4mo ago
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A simple plugin for exceprts that allows you to change the word count and to replace the elipsis (...) with text. Not compatible with all themes.

★ 5.0WP 6.9.7PHP not listedUpdated 8mo ago
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