# Discourse as a simple personal blog engine

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-simple-personal-blog-engine/138244
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-simple-personal-blog-engine/138244 "2020-01-10T14:19:41Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-simple-personal-blog-engine/138244/4 "2020-01-10T15:57:01Z")

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> [@pacharanero](#):
>
> TLP allows excerpts, which is all I’ve gone for here

There is a hidden site setting for this 😀

```plaintext
rails c
SiteSetting.always_include_topic_excerpts = true

```

I believe it just add the data to the JS model, so you still need a client change to actually show it.

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