[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27246: Add function to get the excerpt outside the loop

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#27246: Add function to get the excerpt outside the loop
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 Reporter:  Atoon                            |       Owner:  swissspidy
     Type:  enhancement                      |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Posts, Post Types                |     Version:  3.8.1
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests commit  |     Focuses:  template
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Comment (by markoheijnen):

 That's a good point. I also made myself guilty with copy/pasting the code
 of `get_the_excerpt()`/`the_excerpt`. So it is a good thing to have. I'm
 just thinking how the future would look like. Would be great to have a
 roadmap for WP_Post and related classes.

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