the_excerpt filter-hook . WP 0.71

Filters the displayed post excerpt.

Usage

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'filter_function_name_9998' );
function filter_function_name_9998( $post_excerpt ){
	// filter...

	return $post_excerpt;
}

$post_excerpt(string): The post excerpt.

Changelog

Since 0.71

Introduced.

Where the hook is called

the_excerpt()

the_excerpt

WP_REST_Posts_Controller::prepare_item_for_response()

get_the_guid

the_content

get_the_excerpt

the_excerpt

rest_prepare_(post_type)

WP_REST_Revisions_Controller::prepare_excerpt_response()

the_excerpt

WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::prepare_item_for_response()

the_content

get_the_excerpt

the_excerpt

rest_prepare_attachment

do_trackbacks()

the_content

the_excerpt

the_title

wp-includes/post-template.php 392

echo apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );

wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php 1697

$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $excerpt );

wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-revisions-controller.php 830

$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $excerpt, $post );

wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php 445

$caption = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $caption );

wp-includes/comment.php 2742

$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt );

Where in WP core the hook is used

wp-includes/default-filters.php 180

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'wptexturize' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 181

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'convert_smilies' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 182

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'convert_chars' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 183

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'wpautop' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 184

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'shortcode_unautop' );