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1. david.brunelle
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I've been trying to figure out how I can check for the existence of the "more" quick tag in a post. This is the scenario:

   • If the author has used the "more" quick tag, then treat the post normally.
   • if the author didn't use the "more" tag, then only show an excerpt

   In code terms:
   

   <?php
   if($more_link) {
   	the_content();
   }
   else {
   	the_excerpt();
   }
   ?>

   Any ideas?

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 2 years ago #

   <?php
   if(strpos(get_the_content(),'more-link') === false) {
   	the_excerpt();
   }
   else {
   	the_content();
   }
   ?>

3. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   How about:

   <?php
   if( strpos( $post->post_content, '<!--more-->' ) ) {
   	the_content();
   }
   else {
   	the_excerpt();
   }
   ?>

4. david.brunelle
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks alchymyth & esmi. Here's what I came up with (around the same time you both replied):

   <?php
   if(preg_match('/<!--more(.*?)?-->/', $post->post_content)) {
   	the_content();
   }
   else {
   	the_excerpt();
   }
   ?>

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I think you'll find that strpos() is more efficient/faster and has less CPU impact than preg_match().

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