# Changing excerpt length

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-excerpt-length/154643>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-excerpt-length/154643 "2020-06-12T09:01:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Varhall](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/varhall/32/174181_2.png) [@Varhall](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Varhall)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-excerpt-length/154643/3 "2020-06-12T09:10:57Z")

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> [@david](#):
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> There is a site setting in discourse `topic_excerpt_maxlength ` . IIRC this will only apply to new topics - if you want to apply the change to existing topics you will need to ‘rebake’ them.

Thanks, How i can ‘rebake’ them?

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