Blog posts can be shortened or cut for custom excerpts, useful if you have a small “Latest News” section on your homepage.
In your blog post text, where you would like it to be cut, simply enter {more}.
Important In your theme, use the post_text_short() template tag to display only your excerpt (the text before the {more} tag). If there is no more tag, then the entire text will be shown.
This is a totally riveting blog post.
{more}
It began with a catchy intro and continues with more serious and boring filler text.