Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Publicize: add option to disable the automatic excerpt posted for all publicized messages

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[Feature] Publicize [Plugin] Jetpack [Plugin] Social Enhancement
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Description

### Impacted plugin

Social

### What

I would like to automatically deactivate the excerpt for each post

### How

This wall of text is too much. Maybe you could introduce a switch for this, but a simple hook would be enough. I would have to adjust this field manually for every post. It would defeat the purpose of a plugin that automatically shares in the network. The goal would be to share only the title and the link to the post.

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-social-disable-excerpt/

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the Jetpack Social plugin's publicize flow and the linked WordPress support discussion about disabling excerpts. Confirm how publicized messages are assembled and determine whether the requested behavior should be exposed as a switch or a hook. Done means publicized posts can share only their title and link without the excerpt.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php, wordpress
Domain
content
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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