Use the Excerpt When an All in One SEO Description Is Empty
Fills an empty All in One SEO meta description on single posts and pages with the excerpt or opening text.
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Code
// Maximum description length.
$wpide_aioseo_desc_length = 155;
add_filter( 'aioseo_description', function ( $description ) use ( $wpide_aioseo_desc_length ) {
if ( '' !== trim( (string) $description ) || ! is_singular() ) {
return $description;
}
$post = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $post instanceof WP_Post ) {
return $description;
}
$text = has_excerpt( $post ) ? $post->post_excerpt : strip_shortcodes( $post->post_content );
$text = trim( preg_replace( '/\s+/', ' ', wp_strip_all_tags( $text ) ) );
if ( mb_strlen( $text ) > $wpide_aioseo_desc_length ) {
$text = rtrim( mb_substr( $text, 0, $wpide_aioseo_desc_length - 1 ), " ,.;:-" ) . '…';
}
return $text;
} );Notes
Descriptions you write in AIOSEO always win.
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