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Created March 23, 2016 21:10
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Limit WordPress' the_excerpt to the first full stop / period
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home.php
<?php
// Limit WordPress' the_excerpt to the first full stop / period
$strings = preg_split('/(\.|!|\?)\s/', strip_tags($post->post_content), 2, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
$excerpt = apply_filters('the_excerpt', $strings[0] . $strings[1]);
echo $excerpt;
?>
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