the_excerpt()

  • Resolved therealhopeful

    (@therealhopeful)


    16 years, 9 months ago

    According to the codex documentation the_excerpt() API will automatically strip HTML tags under certain conditions. However, I cannot seem to get it to work. Here is my code:

    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
        <h1><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php echo strip_tags( the_excerpt() ); ?>" alt="<?php echo strip_tags( the_excerpt() ); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>
      <?php endwhile; ?>

    If you go to this link and hover your mouse over the headings, you will see what I am talking about.

    How do I get the_excerpt to strip the HTML tags?

    Thanks! 😀

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  • Trent Adams

    (@trent)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    Doesn’t that work if you are called the_excerpt() and not using the conditional of it while called the_post(). Anyone?

    Trent

    Thread Starter therealhopeful

    (@therealhopeful)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks for the suggestion, Trent, but it’s no-go. I tried both of the following bits of code, and they ended up generating an endless loop:

    <?php while (have_posts()) : ?>
        <p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php echo strip_tags( the_excerpt() ); ?>" alt="<?php echo strip_tags( the_excerpt() ); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>
      <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_excerpt(); ?>
        <p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php echo strip_tags( the_excerpt() ); ?>" alt="<?php echo strip_tags( the_excerpt() ); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>
      <?php endwhile; ?>

    Any other thoughts? 🙂

    Thread Starter therealhopeful

    (@therealhopeful)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    Issue resolved! 😀

    There’s a hidden API that does the job:

    get_the_excerpt()

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