strip_shortcode_tag() │ WP 3.3.0

Strips a shortcode tag based on RegEx matches against post content.

No Hooks.

Returns

String|false. The content stripped of the tag, otherwise false.

Usage

strip_shortcode_tag( $m );

$m(array) (required)

RegEx matches against post content.

Changelog

strip_shortcode_tag() strip shortcode tag code ^{WP 7.0}

function strip_shortcode_tag( $m ) {
	// Allow [[foo]] syntax for escaping a tag.
	if ( '[' === $m[1] && ']' === $m[6] ) {
		return substr( $m[0], 1, -1 );
	}

	return $m[1] . $m[6];
}