diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 47c816af..27d64241 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ viewer = true # Image Viewer
lineNos = false # true/false represents that show/hide the line numbers by default.
[post]
-# excerpt = "description"
+# excerpt = "" # uncomment to use summaries as excerpts.
# excerptMaxLength = 120
# copyright = false # Whether to display copyright section on each post.
# plainifyExcerpt = false # Format excerpt in HTML if false.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.md
index a47b2df3..d3b4ccf0 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ The site parameters are located in `config/_default/params.toml` by default.
| `codeBlock.lineNos` | Boolean | `true` | `true`/`false` represents that show/hide the line numbers by default.
| **Post**
| `post` | Object | - |
-| ~~`post.excerpt`~~ | String | `Description` | Deleted since `v1.2.1`, the description will be used as the excerpt if not empty.
+| `post.excerpt` | String | `Description` | The description will be used as the excerpt if not empty, to use summaries as excerpt, you'll need to set it as _empty string_ explicitly.
| `post.excerptMaxLength` | Integer | `320` |
| `post.copyright` | Boolean | `true` | Whether to display copyright section on each post.
| `post.plainifyExcerpt` | Boolean | `true` | Format excerpt in HTML if `false`.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hans.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hans.md
index fdceaf58..340d20d1 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hans.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hans.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ authors = ["RazonYang"]
| `codeBlock.lineNos` | Boolean | `true` | `true`/`false` 表示默认情况下显示/隐藏行号。
| **Post**
| `post` | Object | - |
-| ~~`post.excerpt`~~ | String | `Description` | 自 `v1.2.1` 删除,若 Description 不为空则作为摘要。
+| `post.excerpt` | String | `Description` | 若 Description 不为空则作为摘要,若需要使用 Summaries 作为摘要,你需要显式地将其设为**空字符串**。
| `post.excerptMaxLength` | Integer | `320` |
| `post.copyright` | Boolean | `true` | 是否在每个帖子上显示版权部分
| `post.plainifyExcerpt` | Boolean | `true` | `false` 则格式化摘要为 HTML。
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hant.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hant.md
index 7b3d497d..c6f584ab 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hant.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/site-params/index.zh-hant.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ authors = ["RazonYang"]
| `codeBlock.lineNos` | Boolean | `true` | `true`/`false` 表示默認情況下顯示/隱藏行號。
| **Post**
| `post` | Object | - |
-| ~~`post.excerpt`~~ | String | `Description` | 自 `v1.2.1` 刪除,若 Description 不為空則作為摘要。
+| `post.excerpt` | String | `Description` | 如果 Description 不為空則作為摘要,若需要使用 Summaries 作為摘要,你需要明確地將其設為**空字串**。
| `post.excerptMaxLength` | Integer | `320` |
| `post.copyright` | Boolean | `true` | 是否在每個帖子上顯示版權部分
| `post.plainifyExcerpt` | Boolean | `true` | `false` 則格式化摘要為 HTML。
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.md
index 4e2f4a2e..a9fa2094 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $ hugo new posts/new-post/index.zh-cn.md
## Summaries Selection Order
-1. If the `description` is not empty, then it'll be used.
+1. If the `description` is not empty, then it'll be used, to use summaries all the time, you should set the `post.excerpt` as _empty string_ explicitly.
1. Manual splitting via <!--more-->
.
1. If `summary` on front matter isn't empty, then `summary` will be selected.
1. The text of content will be cut off by `post.excerptMaxLength` and formatted in plain text or HTML when `post.plainifyExcerpt = true`.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hans.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hans.md
index b40bcd44..cab19ee3 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hans.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hans.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $ hugo new posts/new-post/index.zh-cn.md
## 摘要选择顺序
-1. If the `description` is not empty, then it'll be used.
+1. If the `description` is not empty, then it'll be used, to use summaries all the time, you should set the `post.excerpt` as _empty string_ explicitly.
1. Manual splitting via <!--more-->
.
1. If `summary` on front matter isn't empty, then `summary` will be selected.
1. The text of content will be cut off by `post.excerptMaxLength` and formatted in plain text or HTML when `post.plainifyExcerpt = true`.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hant.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hant.md
index de00f29c..b95565b7 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hant.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/content/index.zh-hant.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $ hugo new posts/new-post/index.zh-tw.md
## 摘要選擇順序
-1. If the `description` is not empty, then it'll be used.
+1. If the `description` is not empty, then it'll be used, to use summaries all the time, you should set the `post.excerpt` as _empty string_ explicitly.
1. Manual splitting via <!--more-->
.
1. If `summary` on front matter isn't empty, then `summary` will be selected.
1. The text of content will be cut off by `post.excerptMaxLength` and formatted in plain text or HTML when `post.plainifyExcerpt = true`.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post/excerpt.html b/layouts/partials/post/excerpt.html
index 23b72e70..deb10c7d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/post/excerpt.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/post/excerpt.html
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+{{- $key := "description" }}
+{{- if isset site.Params.post "excerpt" }}
+ {{- $key = site.Params.post.excerpt }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- $useDescription := and (eq $key "description") .Description }}
{{- $anchor := "" }}
{{- if default false $.Site.Params.post.readMoreFromContent }}{{ $anchor = "#post-content-body" }}{{ end }}
{{- $readMoreButton := printf "
%s
" .Description | safeHTML }} {{- else if strings.Contains .RawContent "" }} {{- $content = .Summary }}