adding excerpt function to get city page content without cutting off words

using custom function to get page content excerpt without cutting off content mid
word.

diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 5f40e04..7845699 100644 (file)
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -144,78 +144,21 @@ function is_post_type($type){
 add_action('thematic_searchloop', 'mytheme_search_loop');
 // End of the Contextual/Highlight Search functions
 
-// This series of functions is used for forcing a template if one or any is picked.
-// START FORCE TEMPLATE FUNCTIONS
-add_filter( 'template_include', 'glm_force_template', 99 );
-function glm_force_template( $template ) {
-    global $post;
-    /*
-     *  Uncomment this IF statement surrounding the locate_template line
-     * if you want to use the given template (index.php) EVERY time any page
-     * template is selected & included.
-     */
-    //if (get_page_template_slug( $post->ID ) == "test-template") {
-        $template = locate_template( "index.php" );
-    //}
-    return $template;
+function get_excerpt_by_id($post_id, $length = 35){
+    $the_post = get_post($post_id); //Gets post ID
+    $the_excerpt = $the_post->post_content; //Gets post_content to be used as a basis for the excerpt
+    $excerpt_length = $length; //Sets excerpt length by word count
+    $the_excerpt = strip_tags(strip_shortcodes($the_excerpt)); //Strips tags and images
+    $words = explode(' ', $the_excerpt, $excerpt_length + 1);
+
+    if(count($words) > $excerpt_length) :
+        array_pop($words);
+        array_push($words, '…');
+        $the_excerpt = implode(' ', $words);
+    endif;
+
+//    $the_excerpt = '<p>' . $the_excerpt . '</p>';
+
+    return $the_excerpt;
 }
-function get_custom_page_templates() {
-    $templates = array();
-    // maybe by options? --> $templates = get_option( 'custom_page_templates' );
-    // maybe by conf file? --> $templates = include 'custom_page_templates.php';
-    return apply_filters( 'custom_page_templates', $templates );
-}
-add_action( 'edit_form_after_editor', 'custom_page_templates_init' );
-add_action( 'load-post.php', 'custom_page_templates_init_post' );
-add_action( 'load-post-new.php', 'custom_page_templates_init_post' );
-
-function custom_page_templates_init() {
-    remove_action( current_filter(), __FUNCTION__ );
-    if ( is_admin() && get_current_screen()->post_type === 'page' ) {
-        $templates = get_custom_page_templates(); // the function above
-        if ( ! empty( $templates ) )  {
-            set_custom_page_templates( $templates );
-        }
-    }
-}
-function custom_page_templates_init_post() {
-    remove_action( current_filter(), __FUNCTION__ );
-    $method = filter_input( INPUT_SERVER, 'REQUEST_METHOD', FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING );
-    if ( empty( $method ) || strtoupper( $method ) !== 'POST' ) return;
-    if ( get_current_screen()->post_type === 'page' ) {
-        custom_page_templates_init();
-    }
-}
-function set_custom_page_templates( $templates = array() ) {
-    if ( ! is_array( $templates ) || empty( $templates ) ) return;
-    $core = array_flip( (array) get_page_templates() ); // templates defined by file
-    $data = array_filter( array_merge( $core, $templates ) );
-    ksort( $data );
-    $stylesheet = get_stylesheet();
-    $hash = md5( get_theme_root( $stylesheet ) . '/' . $stylesheet );
-    $persistently = apply_filters( 'wp_cache_themes_persistently', false, 'WP_Theme' );
-    $exp = is_int( $persistently ) ? $persistently : 1800;
-    wp_cache_set( 'page_templates-' . $hash, $data, 'themes', $exp );
-}
-add_filter( 'custom_page_templates', function( $now_templates ) {
-    // Any slug->name pairs down here will be selectable in the admin side of
-    // a page. You do not need to create a new template file. You can refer to
-    // this template by its slug in our index.php using get_page_template_slug
-    // Below are some commented examples of custom quasi-templates.
-    $templates = array(
-    //    'some-custom-page-template' => 'Some Custom Page Template',
-    //    'any-template-slug' => 'Sample Template' ,
-    );
-
-    return array_merge( $now_templates, $templates );
-} );
-// END FORCE TEMPLATE FUNCTIONS
-
-
-// THIS IS HOW IT CAN BE USED IN INDEX.PHP
-// if (get_page_template_slug( $post->ID ) == "some-custom-page-template") {
-//     echo "<div id='block'>[I am totally not a block ._.]</div>";
-// } else {
-//     echo "<p>The current template used is:".get_page_template_slug( $post->ID )."</p>";
-// }
 ?>

diff --git a/parts/map-section.php b/parts/map-section.php
index 6c95cfa..344c043 100644 (file)
--- a/parts/map-section.php
+++ b/parts/map-section.php
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
         );
         $city_page = get_posts($args);
 
-        $content       = substr(strip_tags($city_page[0]->post_content),0, 300);
-        $content       = strip_shortcodes($content);
+//        $content       = substr(strip_tags($city_page[0]->post_content),0, 300);
+//        $content       = strip_shortcodes($content);
+        $content = get_excerpt_by_id($city_page[0]->ID, 50);
+        echo $content;
         $city_image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id($city_page[0]->ID);
         $city_image    = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $city_image_id, 250,250, true);
         $city_url = get_permalink($city_page[0]->ID);