[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59064: WordPress AJAX Excerpt Length Issue 6.3

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#59064: WordPress AJAX Excerpt Length Issue 6.3
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 Reporter:  wpcodeus                             |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |  Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types                    |    Version:  6.3
 Severity:  major                                |   Keywords:  needs-
  Focuses:  javascript, coding-standards, php-   |  testing
  compatibility                                  |
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 One of our plugins are utilizing the WordPress AJAX do_action(
 "wp_ajax_{$action}" ); function to create an archive and shortcode that
 loads a custom post type with AJAX and Infinity scroll.

 With WordPress 6.3 we experienced a weird conflict with the built in
 the_excerpt() function where any post type that was loaded with AJAX, the
 defined excerpt length was ignored. Excerpt length works everywhere else
 besides with the use of AJAX.

 Is this a known issue? In the meantime, we have added some logic to detect
 if AJAX is being used and defined the excerpt length using
 wp_trim_words();

 Below is an example of our temporary fix:


 {{{#!php
 <?php

 // Check if it's an AJAX request
         if (defined('DOING_AJAX') && DOING_AJAX) {
             $excerpt = wp_trim_words(get_the_content(), (int)
 $asp_expect_length, '...');

             // Check if the read more link should be appended
             if (empty($asp_disable_read_more) && $post->post_type ==
 'sermons') {
                 $excerpt .= sprintf(' <a class="asp-read-more" href="%1$s"
 target="%2$s">%3$s</a>',
                     get_permalink(get_the_ID()), $asp_target_control,
 __('read more', 'advanced-sermons'));
             }

         } else {
             $excerpt = get_the_excerpt();
         }

 }}}

 I thought we would report our issue incase this needs to be investigated
 further.

 If you would like access to our github to review the code for
 troubleshooting please let me know.

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