Possible to strip HTML and / or Shortcode from specific fields?

  • Resolved bt_dev

    (@biotrace)


    9 years, 2 months ago

    Hi there – We are using HTML and Shortcode in some of our product descriptions. Is there a code snippet or a plugin option that can help remove HTML and shortcode from specific fields?

    Thanks in advance,
    Josh

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  • Plugin Author Michel Jongbloed

    (@michel-jongbloed)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Hello @biotrace

    All descriptions are put into a CDATA[] bracket, so it should not be a problem if it contains html code or shortcode.

    Best regards,
    Michel

    Thread Starter bt_dev

    (@biotrace)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Michel, thanks for your reply.

    I noticed in our test XML feed that the description has shortcode within the CDATA[] bracket (eg. [accordian]).

    With CDATA[] does this mean that HTML or shortcode does not apply when google reads the data back? We wish to avoid having and shortcode visible as text within our product descriptions when displayed on Google.

    Thanks in advance for clarification on this.

    Plugin Author Michel Jongbloed

    (@michel-jongbloed)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    To be honest, I don’t know how Google handles HTML or shortcode. The CDATA (stands for Character Data) only makes it possible to add code like HTML in an xml file without the xml file interpreting it as xml code.

    Because a lot of users had HTML code in their Product Description it was necessary for us to put the Product Description in CDATA to prevent the xml file from giving errors.

    Maybe you could ask the Google Support Centre (https://www.google.com/retail/solutions/merchant-center/) how they handle HTML or shortcode in the description item?

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