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Jekyll excerpts, split by <!--more--> by default. If not found, default to the first 500 words.
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jekyll-excerpt.html
{% if post.content contains '<!--more-->' %}
{{ post.content | split:'<!--more-->' | first %}}
<p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="{{ post.url }}">Continue reading...</a></p>
{% else %}
{{ post.content | truncate: 500 }}
<p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="{{ post.url }}">Continue reading...</a></p>
{% endif %}
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You need to be careful if you're automatically truncating that you're not caught in the middle of a code block or other element.

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