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1. dejudicibus
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   strip_shortcodes is used in get_the_excerpt to strip shortcodes from content before generating the excerpt. This is ok, but that function is based on

   return preg_replace('/'.$pattern.'/s', '$1$6', $content);

   The result is that it does NOT strip ONLY the shortcode, but also ITS CONTENT! So, if you have a shortcode that is embedding the whole post as

   [translate_this]my post content[\translate_this]

   you have an EMPTY excerpt. Is there any hope to change that statement to

   return preg_replace('/'.$pattern.'/s', '$1$4$6', $content);

2. dejudicibus
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   For the moment I find the following solution that strips selected shortcodes PRESERVING the content.

   [code moderated - please use the pastebin for any code over 10 lines long]

   I use it as follows:

   function get_safe_excerpt($max_length=350,$min_lenght=300) {
   	$cnt = get_the_content();
   	$cnt = strip_tags($cnt);
   	$cnt = strip_selected_shortcodes($cnt);
   	return utf8_truncate($cnt,$max_length,TRUE,BRACKETED_ELLIPSIS,$min_lenght);
   }

   where utf8_truncate is my unicode-safe function to truncate a text.

3. dejudicibus
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   For the moment I find the following solution that strips selected shortcodes PRESERVING the content.

   <script src="http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=5CJKL5id"></script>

   I use it as follows:

   function get_safe_excerpt($max_length=350,$min_lenght=300) {
   	$cnt = get_the_content();
   	$cnt = strip_tags($cnt);
   	$cnt = strip_selected_shortcodes($cnt);
   	return utf8_truncate($cnt,$max_length,TRUE,BRACKETED_ELLIPSIS,$min_lenght);
   }

   where utf8_truncate is my unicode-safe function to truncate a text.

4. dejudicibus
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   I really cannot understand how to SHOW the code by pastebin here!!!!

5. dejudicibus
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   ...and how to remove duplicated posts... sigh....

6. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 5 months ago #

   you don't embed or 'show' the pastebin here, just give the link to the pastebin page, we go look over there

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