Excerpt

In WordPress, an excerpt is a brief summary of a post or page that is often displayed on an archive page, such as the blog page or category page. The excerpt provides a brief preview of the content and encourages the reader to click through to read the full post.

Excerpts are useful for several reasons:

1. Provide context: Excerpts give readers a quick idea of what a post is about and can help them determine if they want to read the full post.

2. Increased readability: Excerpts help to break up long lists of posts and make the content more digestible.

3. Better organization: Excerpts help to organize the content on your site and make it easier for users to find what they’re looking for.

In WordPress, you can create an excerpt either manually or automatically. If you write an excerpt in the post editor, that text will be used as the excerpt. If you don’t provide an excerpt, WordPress will automatically generate one by taking the first 55 words of the post and adding an ellipsis (…).

Excerpts can be styled using CSS to match the design of your site and can also be customized using filters and functions. For example, you can change the length of the excerpt or add custom content to it.

Overall, excerpts are a valuable tool for organizing and presenting your content in a clear and concise way. They help to improve the user experience on your site and can help to increase engagement and encourage users to read more of your content.