WP-UTF8-Excerpt
This plugin generates a better excerpt for multi-byte language users (Chinese, for example). Besides, it keeps the html tags in the excerpt.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 700+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Nov 2021
- Added
- Jan 2009
- Tested up to
- WP 5.8.15
- Downloads
- 82,421
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP-UTF8-Excerpt is a WordPress plugin designed to create excerpts that support multi-byte languages, such as Chinese, without generating gibberish. It preserves HTML tags from the original posts, ensuring that font styles, colours, hyperlinks, and images remain intact in the excerpts. The plugin displays 300 characters for each post on the homepage and 150 characters on archive pages to enhance readability.
This plugin is suitable for users who need to display excerpts in multi-byte languages while maintaining the formatting of the original content. It can be beneficial for websites that cater to diverse language audiences and require clear, formatted excerpts.
Best for: Websites that require formatted excerpts in multi-byte languages.
What it does well
- ✓Supports multi-byte languages like Chinese
- ✓Preserves HTML tags in excerpts
- ✓Displays 300 characters on homepage
- ✓Displays 150 characters on archive pages
Where it falls short
- •Limited feature information available
- •Directory score of 49/100 indicates potential issues
Verdict
WP-UTF8-Excerpt offers a specific solution for multilingual sites needing formatted excerpts. However, the limited information and lower directory score suggest caution.
From the developer
BettyJJ's own description of WP-UTF8-Excerpt, lightly tidied.
Main features of the plugin:
- It supports multi-byte language (such as Chinese). It will not produce gibberish as some other excerpt plugins do.
- The html tags in the original posts, i.e., the font styles, colors, hyperlinks, pictures and such are preserved in the excerpt.
- For better readability, it displays 300 characters for each post on the homepage and 150 characters for each post on archive pages.