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get_extended( string $post ): string[]

Gets extended entry info (<!--more-->).

Description

There should not be any space after the second dash and before the word ‘more’. There can be text or space(s) after the word ‘more’, but won’t be referenced.

The returned array has ‘main’, ‘extended’, and ‘more_text’ keys. Main has the text before the <!--more-->. The ‘extended’ key has the content after the <!--more--> comment. The ‘more_text’ key has the custom "Read More" text.

Parameters

$poststringrequired
Post content.

Return

string[] Extended entry info.
  • main string
    Content before the more tag.
  • extended string
    Content after the more tag.
  • more_text string
    Custom read more text, or empty string.

Source

function get_extended( $post ) {
	// Match the new style more links.
	if ( preg_match( '/<!--more(.*?)?-->/', $post, $matches ) ) {
		list($main, $extended) = explode( $matches[0], $post, 2 );
		$more_text             = $matches[1];
	} else {
		$main      = $post;
		$extended  = '';
		$more_text = '';
	}

	// Leading and trailing whitespace.
	$main      = preg_replace( '/^[\s]*(.*)[\s]*$/', '\\1', $main );
	$extended  = preg_replace( '/^[\s]*(.*)[\s]*$/', '\\1', $extended );
	$more_text = preg_replace( '/^[\s]*(.*)[\s]*$/', '\\1', $more_text );

	return array(
		'main'      => $main,
		'extended'  => $extended,
		'more_text' => $more_text,
	);
}

Changelog

Version Description
1.0.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_extended