ejs template to remove html tags

gistfile1.txt

create custom filter like so: 

ejs.filters.plaintext = function(obj) {
    return obj.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/ig,'');
};                                                                          

then call it like so: 

<%=: item.content.substring(0,94) | plaintext %>

It didnt work for me

Worked well when i applied it directly to the html string, thanks.