# Excerpt Column in the Posts List

> Adds an Excerpt column to the Posts screen showing the start of each manual excerpt, and a clear "missing" label where none was written, so editors can fill the gaps.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Admin only
- Category: [Admin](https://wpide.com/library/category/admin/)
- Tags: admin-columns, excerpts, posts
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/admin-excerpt-column/

## Code

```php
// Post types that get the column.
$wpide_excerpt_column_types = array( 'post' );

foreach ( $wpide_excerpt_column_types as $wpide_type ) {
    add_filter( "manage_{$wpide_type}_posts_columns", function ( $columns ) {
        $columns['wpide_excerpt'] = 'Excerpt';
        return $columns;
    } );

    add_action( "manage_{$wpide_type}_posts_custom_column", function ( $column, $post_id ) {
        if ( 'wpide_excerpt' !== $column ) {
            return;
        }
        $excerpt = trim( (string) get_post_field( 'post_excerpt', $post_id, 'raw' ) );
        echo '' === $excerpt
            ? '<span style="color:#b32d2e">missing</span>'
            : esc_html( wp_trim_words( $excerpt, 14 ) );
    }, 10, 2 );
}
```

## Notes

Add more post types to $wpide_excerpt_column_types if they support excerpts.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Excerpt Column in the Posts List" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/