# 'Always include topic excerpt' setting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-include-topic-excerpt-setting/394416>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 27, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-include-topic-excerpt-setting/394416 "2026-01-27T09:18:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-include-topic-excerpt-setting/394416/4 "2026-01-27T14:39:51Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> but excerpts seem to work on my forum with the setting disabled and only topic list excerpts enabled.

By default, we only serialize excerpts for 📌 pinned topics

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/b946f9f947c83bee35d70e429f4e6bb5fa284a88/app/serializers/listable_topic_serializer.rb#L144-L147>

Unless the `always_include_topic_excerpts` site setting is enabled, or a theme is using a “theme modifier”. Maybe the theme you’re using is using the modifier?

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