Display Tags, But Not As Links

I thought I found the solution to this, but I was wrong. I feel that this may be an option somewhere in the admin panel, but I’ve looked everywhere! If anyone can help me out here I’d really appreciate it – Thanks!

I will provide you in a few minutes with a very simple function. Just wait, don’t go.

<?php
/**
* Strips html from tags
*
* @param array $array_of_tags
* @param bool (true or false) true = prints out the tags / false = saves them into one variable for later usage
* @return string
*/
if(!function_exists('strip_html_from_tags'))
{
      function strip_html_from_tags($tags, $echo = true)
      {
            $originalArray = $tags; // keep original array intact for now
            $lastTag = array_pop($tags); // we only need the name from this

            $separator = ", "; // Replace comma with another character as your new separator
            $output    = "";

            foreach($originalArray as $tag) // loop throught the $originalArray to capture each tag name and save them in the $output variable
            {
                  $output .= $tag->name;
                  // determine the use of the separator
                  $output .= ($tag->name == $lastTag->name) ? '' : $separator; // if we're on the $lastTag, delete de $separator
            }
            unset($lastTag); // no need this anymore

            // Display type
            if($echo)
            {
                  echo $output; // prints them on screen
            }
            else
            {
                  return $output; // saves them for later parsing (maybe to link them back?)
            }
      }
}

/*--------------------------------------------
| Usage example - you have to be in the loop |
---------------------------------------------*/

// Ex 1: print your tags
$tags = get_the_tags();
strip_html_from_tags($tags); // this will echo out the tags

echo "";

// Ex 2 (using the 2nd parameter)
$tags = get_the_tags();
$tags = strip_html_from_tags($tags, false); // you may save them for later usage

// An example of the above usage (passing the 2nd parameter) would be:
$myStrippedTags = explode(', ', $tags);
// now $myStrippedTag is an array of tags - do something to each of them
foreach($myStrippedTags as $tag)
{
     // Maybe you would like to link them back?
     // ...but I found this unnecesary to link them back - because you will reinvent the "the_tags" function
     echo "<a href='".get_bloginfo('url')."/tag/{$tag}' title='{$tag}'>{$tag}</a>";
}
?>

Well – I did the best I can to help you, as my english isn’t the best.
Hope you will find this useful.

Bye now.
Tici