get_the_excerpt()

Retrieve the post excerpt.

Signature

get_the_excerpt( $deprecated = '' )

deprecated

 (mixed) Not used.
Default: ''

Return

(string)

Source

function get_the_excerpt( $deprecated = '' ) {
	if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.3' );

	$post = get_post();

	if ( post_password_required() ) {
		return __( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.' );
	}

	return apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt );
}

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