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2878           $wpdb->update( $wpdb->posts, array( 'to_ping' => '' ), array( 'ID' => $post->ID ) );
2879           return;
2880      }
2881
2882      if ( empty( $post->post_excerpt ) ) {
2883           /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
2884           $excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_content', $post->post_content, $post->ID );
2885      } else {
2886           /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
2887           $excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt );
2888      }
2889
2890      $excerpt = str_replace( ']]>', ']]>', $excerpt );
2891      $excerpt = wp_html_excerpt( $excerpt, 252, '…' );
2892
2893      /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
2894      $post_title = apply_filters( 'the_title', $post->post_title, $post->ID );
2895      $post_title = strip_tags( $post_title );
2896