WordPress hook directory
excerpt_save_pre
Warning!
As of WP version 2.3, this hook has been renamed to ${field_no_prefix}_save_pre.
Description
Applied to post excerpt prior to saving it in the database (also used for attachments).
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WordPress version history for excerpt_save_pre
This database has information for all major versions from WP 1.2.1 through 2.6. (Note that some intermediate versions are not indexed, particularly 2.0.1 through 2.0.10.) If 2.6 does not show up below, then this hook is deprecated.
| Version | File | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | wp-admin/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 1.5.1 | wp-admin/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 1.5.2 | wp-admin/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.0 | wp-includes/functions-post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.0.11 | wp-includes/functions-post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.1 | wp-includes/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.1.3 | wp-includes/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.2 | wp-includes/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.2.1 | wp-includes/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.2.2 | wp-includes/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.2.3 | wp-includes/post.php | View hook in source | filter |
| 2.3 | Renamed. See ${field_no_prefix}_save_pre |
Related Hooks
We find related hooks using word stems. excerpt_save_pre has 2 significant word stem(s): excerpt, save. Note that some of the hooks below may not appear in all versions of WP.