{"id":4,"date":"2022-06-25T19:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plugins.shooflysolutions.com\/simply-excerpts\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2022-06-25T19:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T19:51:24","slug":"a-simple-plugin-that-allows-you-to-change-the-number-of-words-or-characters-in-an-excerpt-and-to-replace-the-ellipsis-with-readable-text-like-read-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plugins.shooflysolutions.com\/simply-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply Excerpts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple plugin that allows you to change the number of words or characters in an excerpt and to replace the ellipsis &nbsp;[\u2026] with readable text like &#8220;Read More&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INSTALLATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to install this plugin<br>Method 1: Install this plugin using the built-in plugin installer: Go to Plugins &gt; Add New. Under Search, type \u201cSimply Excerpt\u201d Click Install Now. A popup window will ask you to confirm your wish to install the Plugin. Click Proceed to continue with the installation. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install. If successful, click Activate Plugin to activate it, or Return to Plugin Installer for further actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Method 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simply-excerpts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download the plugin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the WordPress admin panel, click on Plugins. Select Add New to get to the \u201cInstall Plugins\u201d page. Click on browse and choose the downloaded file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the \u201cInstall Now\u201d button to install the plugin. Once the plugin is installed, select \u201cActivate Plugin\u201d. Method 3: (Advanced Users): Unzip the file. Using FTP, upload the guest-author-name folder to the contents\/plugins folder in your WordPress directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simply-excerpts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Click here to download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Using the Plugin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to Settings in the admin menu and select Simply Excerpt Settings. Select the options that you would like to enable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This plugin will not work on all websites, particularly when overridden by other plugins or themes with similar features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugins.shooflysolutions.com\/simply-excerpts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-25-at-3.44.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plugins.shooflysolutions.com\/simply-excerpts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-25-at-3.44.00-PM.png 876w, https:\/\/www.plugins.shooflysolutions.com\/simply-excerpts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-25-at-3.44.00-PM-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plugins.shooflysolutions.com\/simply-excerpts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-25-at-3.44.00-PM-768x589.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple plugin that allows you to change the number of words or characters in an excerpt and to replace the ellipsis &nbsp;[\u2026] with readable text like &#8220;Read More&#8221; INSTALLATION How to install this pluginMethod 1: Install this plugin using the built-in plugin installer: Go to Plugins &gt; Add New. 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