Summy: Excerpt Extraction

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Summy generates excerpts for your posts by applying various algorithms for automatic summarization extraction.

Author:Christodoulos Tsoulloftas (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.5.0
WordPress version tested:3.8
Plugin version:1.0.3
Added to WordPress repository:06-02-2013
Last updated:15-12-2013
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.komposta.net/article/wp-summy
Total downloads:3 384
Active installs:10+
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Summy generates excerpts for your posts by applying various algorithms for automatic summarization extraction. It scores your text's sentences, based on extended configuration options, and returns the highest ranked. WP-Summy is based on the Sum+my and was created in an attempt to further develop the Core Library through your feedback.

Important Notes

  • Currently only English & Greek languages are supported.
  • PHP 5.3 is required in order to use this plugin.
  • Please report if it's compatible with older versions of wordpress.
  • Check Sum+my to learn how the core works.

How To Use

  • Write your blog post as you normally do
  • Make sure excerpt and summy blocks are on screen
  • Experiment with all the options and hit Summarize

Why use Summy

WordPress excerpts can be displayed in places where quick summaries are preferable to full content like:

  • RSS feeds
  • Search Results
  • Archives Pages
  • Meta Description

When a post has no manual excerpt, WordPress generates ONE automatically by selecting the first 55 words of the post. Automatically generated excerpts don't summarize the post properly leaving guests guessing what the post is about. Summy will analyze your post's sentences and use the highest ranked that best describe your post, which could lead in better search engine results and more targetted audience for your blog. Summy's summaries are not perfect and you might also need to do some editing before publishing your content but they are a lot better than random 55 words...

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