Preserve HTML Formatting in Excerpts

Introduction

SureDash gives you full control over how your post excerpts appear inside your portal. By default, excerpts are shown as plain text, which removes formatting like bold, italic, or line breaks. With the Preserve HTML in Excerpts option, you can now keep these elements visible, making your excerpts look cleaner and more organized.

What This Setting Does

When you enable Preserve HTML in Excerpts, SureDash keeps your post’s original HTML formatting tags (like <br> for line breaks or <strong> for bold text). This helps maintain the structure and readability of your content.

If you disable this setting, all formatting is stripped out, and excerpts will appear as plain text only.

You can find this setting under SureDash > Settings > Community > Preserve HTML in Excerpts.

How to Enable or Disable the Setting

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard → SureDash → Settings.
  • Open the Community tab.
• Toggle the switch On to keep HTML formatting in your excerpts.
  • Or toggle the switch Off to show excerpts as plain text only.
• Click Save Changes to apply your preference.

Example

When Enabled:
“Welcome to our community! Stay updated with the latest posts.”

When Disabled:
“Welcome to our community! Stay updated with the latest posts.”

Tip

This option works best when you want to keep post formatting like line breaks or emphasized text, especially in feeds, summaries, or announcement sections where presentation matters.

Conclusion

The Preserve HTML in Excerpts option gives you flexible control over how your content appears inside SureDash. Whether you prefer plain text or formatted excerpts, this setting helps ensure your posts look just the way you want across your community portal.

If you need any help or have questions while using this feature, feel free to reach out to our support team — we’re always happy to assist.