Don't have to use excerpt block

source/blog.html

@@ -10,20 +10,22 @@ use:
 {% block body_classes %}page--blog page--blog__list{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-<h1>Blog</h1>
+    <h1>Blog</h1>
 
-{% for post in page.pagination.items %}
+    {% for post in page.pagination.items %}
         <article class="post">
             {% include 'post-header' with { page: post, title_tag: 'h2' } %}
 
             {% if post.blocks.excerpt %}
                 {{ post.blocks.excerpt|raw }}
+            {% else %}
+                {{ post.blocks.content|raw|split(' ')|slice(0,50)|join(' ')|raw }} &hellip;
             {% endif %}
             <a href="{{ post.url }}">Read more &rarr;</a>
         </article>
-{% endfor %}
+    {% endfor %}
 
-{% if page.pagination.previous_page or page.pagination.next_page %}
+    {% if page.pagination.previous_page or page.pagination.next_page %}
         <nav>
             {% if page.pagination.previous_page %}
                 <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ page.pagination.previous_page.url }}">Newer Items</a>
@@ -32,5 +34,5 @@ use:
                 <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ page.pagination.next_page.url }}">Older Items</a>
             {% endif %}
         </nav>
-{% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}