There is a SERIOUS problem in strip_shortcodes

  • 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);

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  • Thread Starter dejudicibus

    (@dejudicibus)

    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.

    Thread Starter dejudicibus

    (@dejudicibus)

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

    <script src=”https://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=5CJKL5id”></script&gt;

    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.

    Thread Starter dejudicibus

    (@dejudicibus)

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

    Thread Starter dejudicibus

    (@dejudicibus)

    …and how to remove duplicated posts… sigh….

    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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