diff --git a/examples/.vitepress/config.ts b/examples/.vitepress/config.ts
index fbd687f..1b19bd8 100644
--- a/examples/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/examples/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { resolve } from "path";
-import { defineConfigWithTheme } from "vitepress";
-import type { Theme } from "../../src/types";
+import { resolve } from 'path'
+import { defineConfigWithTheme } from 'vitepress'
+import type { Theme } from '../../src/types'
 
 export default defineConfigWithTheme<Theme>({
-  title: "My Site",
-  description: "This is my site",
+  title: 'My Site',
+  description: 'This is my site',
   // srcDir: 'posts',
   // base: '/base/',
   cleanUrls: true,
@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ export default defineConfigWithTheme<Theme>({
     //   alt: 'logo'
     // },
     cover: {
-      src: "https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random",
-      alt: "cover image",
+      src: 'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random',
+      alt: 'cover image',
     },
     nav: [
-      { text: "Home", link: "/" },
-      { text: "Tag", link: "/tag" },
-      { text: "Category", link: "/category" },
+      { text: 'Home', link: '/' },
+      { text: 'Tag', link: '/tag' },
+      { text: 'Category', link: '/category' },
     ],
-    tag: "/tag",
-    category: "/category",
+    tag: '/tag',
+    category: '/category',
     socialLinks: [
       {
-        ariaLabel: "GitHub",
-        link: "https://github.com/tolking/vitepress-theme-ououe",
-        icon: "github",
+        ariaLabel: 'GitHub',
+        link: 'https://github.com/tolking/vitepress-theme-ououe',
+        icon: 'github',
       },
     ],
     pagination: {
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ export default defineConfigWithTheme<Theme>({
       // match: (path) => /^\/($|index|page-)/.test(path),
       // filter: (page) => page.home,
     },
+    // excerpt: '<!-- more -->',
     createTime: {
-      text: "Create Time",
+      text: 'Create Time',
       format: (date) => new Date(date).toLocaleDateString(),
     },
     lastUpdated: {
-      text: "Last Updated",
+      text: 'Last Updated',
       format: (date) => new Date(date).toLocaleDateString(),
     },
     // readingProgress: 'bottom',
@@ -53,18 +54,18 @@ export default defineConfigWithTheme<Theme>({
       //   { text: "Home", link: "/" },
       //   { text: "GitHub", link: "https://github.com/tolking/vitepress-theme-ououe" },
       // ],
-      copyright: "copyright © 2023",
+      copyright: 'copyright © 2023',
     },
     search: {
-      provider: "local",
+      provider: 'local',
     },
   },
 
   vite: {
     resolve: {
       alias: {
-        "@src": resolve(__dirname, "../../src"),
+        '@src': resolve(__dirname, '../../src'),
       },
     },
   },
-});
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 240dbce..da18058 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   ],
   "author": "tolking <qw13131wang@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "vitepress": "^1.0.0-beta.7"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20.4.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.2.0",
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@
     "husky": "^8.0.3",
     "lint-staged": "^13.2.3",
     "prettier": "^3.0.0",
-    "vitepress": "1.0.0-beta.6",
+    "vitepress": "1.0.0-beta.7",
     "vue": "^3.3.4",
     "vue-tsc": "^1.8.6"
   },
diff --git a/src/posts.data.ts b/src/posts.data.ts
index a381f78..835ad27 100644
--- a/src/posts.data.ts
+++ b/src/posts.data.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ export { data }
 type GlobalThis = typeof globalThis & { VITEPRESS_CONFIG: SiteConfig<Theme> }
 
 const config = (globalThis as GlobalThis).VITEPRESS_CONFIG
-const pagination =
-  config.site.themeConfig.pagination &&
-  toArray(config.site.themeConfig.pagination)
+const themeConfig = config.site.themeConfig
+const pagination = themeConfig.pagination && toArray(themeConfig.pagination)
 const postsDir = pagination?.reduce((all, item) => {
   if (Array.isArray(item.dir)) {
     all = all.concat(item.dir)
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ const pattern = postsDir?.length
   : `${config.userConfig.srcDir || '**'}/*.md`
 
 export default createContentLoader(pattern, {
-  excerpt: true,
+  excerpt: themeConfig.excerpt ?? true,
   transform(raw): PostsItem[] {
     const posts: PostsItem[] = []
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 3aacd34..2ac5274 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,19 @@ export interface Theme {
    * ```
    */
   pagination?: MaybeArray<PaginationItem>
+  /**
+   * If `boolean`, whether to parse and include excerpt? (rendered as HTML)
+   *
+   * If `function`, control how the excerpt is extracted from the content.
+   *
+   * If `string`, define a custom separator to be used for extracting the
+   * excerpt. Default separator is `---` if `excerpt` is `true`.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   *
+   * @example '<!-- more -->'
+   */
+  excerpt?: boolean | ExcerptFunction | string
   /**
    * Link of the tag page
    *
@@ -230,3 +243,14 @@ export interface PaginationParams {
    */
   limit: number
 }
+
+type ExcerptFunction = (
+  file: {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    data: { [key: string]: any }
+    content: string
+    excerpt?: string
+  },
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  options?: any,
+) => void