A. Jones

Version 1.7
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This plugin is a very simple plugin the allows you to change the number of words that are displayed in excerpts and to replace the elipsis with text.
The settings for this plugin can be found on the Settings Menu in the Admin Panel. Check the box for the option you wish to manage and enter the value. There are two options: “Maximum number of words to display in an excerpt” and “Read More Text”. You should not use this plugin with other plugins that modify excerpts.
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Simply Excerpts

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.

Stephanie Leary

A widget that lists your most recent posts with excerpts, optionally limited to a category. The number of posts and excerpts is configurable; for example, you could show the titles of five posts but include the excerpt for only the two most recent. Supports <a href="http://robsnotebook.com/the-excerpt-reloaded/" rel="nofollow ugc">the_excerpt Reloaded</a> and <a href="http://sparepencil.com/code/advanced-excerpt/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Excerpt</a> for excerpts with HTML formatting.
New! Supports displaying post thumbnails along with excerpts. Widget options let you place the thumbnails above the title, in between the title and the excerpt, or below the excerpt.
Now on <a href="https://github.com/sillybean/Recent-Posts-with-Excerpts" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.
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<li>Serbo-Croatian (sr-RS) by <a href="http://www.webhostinghub.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Borisa Djuraskovic</a></li>
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Simply Excerpts vs Recent Posts with Excerpts