/**
* Smart Excerpt
*
* Returns an excerpt which is not longer than the given length and always
* ends with a complete sentence. If first sentence is longer than length,
* it will add the standard ellipsis… Length is the number of characters.
*
* Usage: <?php smart_excerpt(450); >
*
* http://www.distractedbysquirrels.com/blog/wordpress-improved-dynamic-excerpt
*/
function smart_excerpt($length, $postId = false)
{
if ($postId) {
$post = get_post($postId);
$text = $post->post_excerpt;
} else {
global $post;
$text = $post->post_excerpt;
}
if ('' == $text) {
if ($postId) {
$text = $post->post_content;
} else {
$text = get_the_content('');
}
$text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
$text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
}
$text = strip_shortcodes($text);
$text = wp_strip_all_tags($text, true);
if (empty($length)) {
$length = 300;
}
$text = substr($text, 0, $length);
$excerpt = nucleus_reverse_strrchr($text, '.', 1);
if ($excerpt) {
echo apply_filters('the_excerpt', $excerpt);
} else {
echo apply_filters('the_excerpt', $text . '…');
}
}
/**
* Smart Excerpt
*
* Returns an excerpt which is not longer than the given length and always
* ends with a complete sentence. If first sentence is longer than length,
* it will add the standard ellipsis… Length is the number of characters.
*
* Usage: <?php smart_excerpt(450); >
*
* http://www.distractedbysquirrels.com/blog/wordpress-improved-dynamic-excerpt
*/
function smart_excerpt($length)
{
global $post;
$text = $post->post_excerpt;
if ('' == $text) {
$text = get_the_content('');
$text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
$text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
}
$text = strip_shortcodes($text);
$text = strip_tags($text);
// use ' $text = strip_tags($text,'<p><a>'); ' if you need to keep some tags
if (empty($length)) {
$length = 300;
}
$text = substr($text, 0, $length);
$excerpt = nucleus_reverse_strrchr($text, '.', 1);
if ($excerpt) {
echo apply_filters('the_excerpt', $excerpt);
} else {
echo apply_filters('the_excerpt', $text . '…');
}
}
