How Do I Add an Excerpt Widget to WordPress?

Adding an excerpt widget to WordPress is a fairly simple process. First, you’ll need to create a new widget file.

To do this, open up your WordPress admin area and go to Widgets. Click on the Add New Widget button and enter the following information:.

Name: Excerpt Widget

Theme: None

Description: Show a excerpts of posts from the current post

Type: Text

Click on the Save Changes button and you’re ready to go.

When you’re ready to add the excerpt widget to your posts, just insert a shortcode into the body of your posts. For example, [excerpt_widget id=”123″] will add the excerpt widget to the post with the ID of 123.