[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16372: Abstract the word-trimming logic in wp_trim_excerpt

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#16372: Abstract the word-trimming logic in wp_trim_excerpt
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 Reporter:  nacin        |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Formatting   |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
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 Currently, wp_trim_excerpt() takes a $text value, but if it exists, then
 all it does is apply the wp_trim_except filter. If it's empty, then $text
 becomes get_the_content(). All of the logic for actually splitting up
 words are trapped in this conditional.

 I suggest a new function that wp_trim_excerpt can call. Here's the
 suggested function definition:

 `function wp_trim_words( $text, $length = 55, $more = '[...]' )`

 The length and more default values are what gets passed to the
 excerpt_length and excerpt_more filters. But I'd expect the filters
 themselves to remain in wp_trim_excerpt.

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