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05-27-2008, 06:31 AM

Jako

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Stripping tags...

I've searched a lot and found some examples, but can't figure out how to use it in my code.

I want to strip the tags from this wordpress excerpt.

The WP code is,

PHP Code:


			
<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>

<strong><u><?php the_title(); ?></strong></u>

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

<strong><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read more...</a></strong>

<?php endwhile; ?>

05-27-2008, 07:08 AM

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Code:

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

To this:

Code:

<?php str_replace ('<p>', '', the_excerpt()); ?>

Untested, and doesn't strip the tags, will require a little additional for that.

05-27-2008, 09:34 AM

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you can either do what CreativeLogic told you.

and add it like this.

Code:

<?php 
str_replace('<p>', '', the_excerpt());
str_replace('</p>', '', "the_except());
?>

that would strip both and tags...

although something a little more productive would be to use regexp.

Code:

<?php

$str = preg_replace('^<p\>(.+)\<\/p\>^', '$1', the_excerpt());

echo $str;

?>

although the preg_replace will only work if the_excerpt(); has a return value not an echo value.

hope this helps some.

05-27-2008, 10:30 AM

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You could try using:

PHP Code:


			
<?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?>

I think that strips all HTML and doesn't wrap paragraph tags around the excerpt, but I could be mistaken. If you do get paragraph tags using the above you can just use

PHP Code:


			
echo preg_replace('~</?p>~i', '', get_the_excerpt());

You could also look into using a plugin to apply a filter to the calls to the_excerpt() which would negate any need to edit the template file(s).

05-27-2008, 10:40 AM

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There is a Worpdress Plugin called "Wordpress Unformatted" or something like that. I'm not sure if it works for the excerpt, but it is worth a shot.

Stripping <p> tags...