Tim Eckel

Try it out on a free dummy site here => <a href="https://demo.tastewp.com/read-more-excerpt-link" rel="nofollow ugc">https://demo.tastewp.com/read-more-excerpt-link</a>
When WordPress makes an excerpt from your post content, it crops the content and adds an ellipsis […] to the end. This plugin changes the ellipsis to a Read More link to the full post content.
You can change the Read More link text to anything you wish from the Read More Excerpt submenu on the WordPress Settings menu.
Also from the Read More Excerpt submenu, you can specify the excerpt word length (WordPress defaults to 55 words).
Additionally, you can force the Read More link to show even when an excerpt is entered or when a read more tag is added to the content. This is turned on from the Read More Excerpt submenu with the Show More Frequently checkbox.
The Read More link uses the class read-more-link, so you can stylize the link any way you wish.

WebPro

Truncate Text lets you shorten long strings of text in posts, pages, or custom content. Ideal for trimming usernames, crypto wallet addresses, or any lengthy content, it offers flexible options to control exactly how and where the text is truncated.
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<h3>Usage</h3>
<ul>
<li>Use the <code>[truncate-text]</code> shortcode to truncate text in your post or page content.</li>
<li>Use the <code>[truncate-shortcode]</code> shortcode to process nested shortcodes before truncating.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Optional Attributes</h3>
These attributes work with both shortcodes: 
– <code>limit</code>: Set the number of characters to display (default: 6). 
 Example: <code>[truncate-text limit="8"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> → <code>0x8755B1...1622CC44</code> 
– <code>encoding</code>: Specify the text encoding (default: UTF-8). 
 Example: <code>[truncate-text encoding="ISO-8859-1"]text[/truncate-text]</code> 
– <code>location</code>: Choose where to truncate: “start”, “middle” (default), or “end”. 
 Examples: 
 – <code>[truncate-text location="start"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> → <code>...1622CC44</code> 
 – <code>[truncate-text location="middle"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> → <code>0x8755...22CC44</code> 
 – <code>[truncate-text location="end"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> → <code>0x8755...</code> 
– <code>dots</code>: Set the number of dots in the ellipsis (default: 3). 
 Examples: 
 – <code>[truncate-text location="end" dots="10"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> → <code>0x8755..........</code> 
 – <code>[truncate-text location="middle" dots="5"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> → <code>0x8755.....22CC44</code>
<h3>Nested Shortcode Example</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[truncate-shortcode limit="6" location="end" dots="4"][another-shortcode][/truncate-shortcode]</code> 
Processes the inner shortcode first, then truncates the result.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
If you have questions or issues, please reach out through our support channel at <a href="https://natechisley.com" rel="nofollow ugc">NateChisley.com</a>. We’re happy to assist!
<h3>Contributing</h3>
We welcome contributions! Please follow our guidelines for contributing at <a href="https://natechisley.com" rel="nofollow ugc">NateChisley.com</a>.

Truncate Text

Great for truncating crypto wallet addresses!

Truncate Text lets you shorten long strings of text in posts, pages, or custom content.

Read More Excerpt Link vs Truncate Text