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Get first paragraph from a WordPress post.
<?php
/**
* Get first paragraph from a WordPress post. Use inside the Loop.
*
* @return string
*/
function get_first_paragraph(){
global $post;
$str = wpautop( get_the_content() );
$str = substr( $str, 0, strpos( $str, '</p>' ) + 4 );
$str = strip_tags($str, '<a><strong><em>');
return '<p>' . $str . '</p>';
}
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