# Define content that goes into post preview on the home page **URL:** \ **Category:** Developer help\ **Created:** [November 6, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/define-content-that-goes-into-post-preview-on-the-home-page/10053 "2019-11-06T09:13:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maxpavlov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/maxpavlov/32/5029_2.png) [@maxpavlov](https://forum.ghost.org/u/maxpavlov)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/define-content-that-goes-into-post-preview-on-the-home-page/10053/1 "2019-11-06T09:13:35Z")
Hi. I am using on-prem ghost 3 with default new Casper 3 theme. I wonder if I can set the text that goes into the post preview (aka postcard view of the post) on the homepage. Right now there seems to be a hardcoded letter count that defines when the content gets cut in post card. Can I somehow set it explicitly from Post edit page? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/kevin/32/32_2.png) [@Kevin](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Kevin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/define-content-that-goes-into-post-preview-on-the-home-page/10053/2 "2019-11-06T09:31:13Z")
Hey @maxpavlov 👋 It sounds like you’re looking for the custom excerpt feature. > **[Custom Excerpts](https://ghost.org/changelog/custom-excerpts/)** > > What's a custom excerpt? It's this! This piece of text, you're reading it right now! Click through for the full story on why these are useful 🕺🏻 ---
**Author:** ![maxpavlov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/maxpavlov/32/5029_2.png) [@maxpavlov](https://forum.ghost.org/u/maxpavlov)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/define-content-that-goes-into-post-preview-on-the-home-page/10053/3 "2019-11-06T09:47:21Z")
Sure sure sure, that’s it. Thanks.