[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59348: Excerpt block length is not full customizable any more

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#59348: Excerpt block length is not full customizable any more
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 Reporter:  frzsombor          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by frzsombor):

 Update:
 I just found a way to edit default block settings with "Block Hooks"
 (block filters), for example:

 {{{
 function filter_metadata_registration( $metadata ) {
     if ($metadata['name'] === 'core/post-excerpt') {
         $metadata['attributes']['excerptLength'] = 40; //ANY NUMBER
     }
     return $metadata;
 };
 add_filter( 'block_type_metadata', 'filter_metadata_registration' );
 }}}

 However, strangely enough, this code makes the "excerptLength" completely
 disappear from the attributes (when printed out in
 `render_block_core_post_excerpt` of post-excerpt.php) making the original

 {{{
 array (size=2)
   'showMoreOnNewLine' => boolean true
   'excerptLength' => int 55
 }}}

 to be

 {{{
 array (size=1)
   'showMoreOnNewLine' => boolean true
 }}}

 Which is cool for me, because at least I get "unlimited excerpts" but this
 is either a bug or I'm missing something, so I'm opening a ticket on this
 too.

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