A flexible page list: widget, block, or shortcode. Latest, manual, child or sibling pages, thumbnails and excerpts included.
Alternatives to Excerpts for Pages
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API REST Postsv1.2
Adds REST API endpoints for latest posts and latest posts by category, with configurable date format and excerpt length.
Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Simply Excerptsv1.7
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.
Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Kognetiks AI Summariesv1.0.5
Kognetiks AI Summaries - Effortless Excerpts, Powered by Intelligence.
Create predictable, block-aware excerpts across archives, Query Loops, feeds and REST responses.