Title: Excerpt Suggestions
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: March 27, 2024
Last modified: June 25, 2025

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 1. [Parse.ly](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/)
 2. [Parse.ly features](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/parsely-features/)
 3. Excerpt Suggestions

#  Excerpt Suggestions

The Excerpt Suggestions is an opt-in AI-powered feature of [Parse.ly Content Intelligence](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/content-helper/),
designed to optimize the editorial workflow. This feature provides quick and intelligent
excerpt suggestions for posts and pages that can improve search engine optimization(
SEO) and audience engagement.

## Limitations

The Parse.ly Excerpt Suggestions feature will override the [Jetpack’s post excerpt generation feature](https://jetpack.com/support/create-better-post-excerpts-with-ai/)
on a site where Parse.ly Content Intelligence is enabled.

## Access

The Excerpt Suggestions feature is not accessible until Parse.ly’s AI features have
been activated for a site. [Create a Support request](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/parsely-features/support@parsely.com?output_format=md)
to activate Parse.ly’s AI features and a Parse.ly team member will confirm when 
the request is complete.

Once activated, the Excerpt Suggestions feature can be utilized in [the WordPress block editor](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-block-editor/)
view of a post or a page.

## Generate an excerpt for a post or page

Only a logged-in WordPress user with [the capability to edit posts](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/roles-and-capabilities/#edit_posts)
can access the Excerpt Suggestions feature while working on a post or a page in 
[the WordPress block editor](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-block-editor/).
While editing a post or a page that has existing content:

 1. Select the icon labeled “**Settings**” in the upper right corner of the WordPress
    editor window to display the settings panel.
 2. Select the tab labeled “**Page**“.
 3. Scroll down through the panel and locate the component labeled “**Excerpt**“.
 4. Select the button labeled “**Generate Excerpt**“.

The AI-generated content in the “Excerpt” field can be manually updated by the user
at any time.

![](https://docs.wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/wp-parsely-pch-post-
settings-excerpt-suggestions.png?w=1024)

Example screenshot of the Parse.ly Excerpt Suggestions feature in the WordPress 
post editor

Last updated: June 25, 2025