Set multiple excerpt length for custom post type wordpress

From wordpress 3.0 version wordpress intruded the custom post type function. Many wordpress theme developers are using custom post type method for showing different sections.

Set multiple excerpt length for custom post type wordpress

Many times we need to change the excerpt text length and showing on main landing page of custom post type.

Set multiple excerpt length for custom post type wordpress

You can set the different excerpt length for each custom post type. you just need to open functions.php file and put following code in file.

01function new_excerpt_length($length) {
02global $post;
03if ($post->post_type == 'post')
04return 32;
05else if ($post->post_type == 'products')
06return 65;
07else if ($post->post_type == 'testimonial')
08return 75;
09else
10return 80;
11}
12add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');

Using above code you can set the many excerpt lengths for your custom post type.

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