Document support for allowed HTML tags via excerpt_allowed_tags filter

himanshupathak95 · himanshupathak95 · commit 15bc2448d601 · 2026-04-04T12:51:51.000+05:30
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -3944,8 +3944,9 @@ function human_time_diff( $from, $to = 0 ) {
  *
  * Returns a maximum of 55 words with an ellipsis appended if necessary.
  *
- * The 55-word limit can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_length'} filter
- * The ' [&hellip;]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_more'} filter
+ * The 55-word limit can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_length'} filter.
+ * The ' [&hellip;]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_more'} filter.
+ * Allowed HTML tags can be specified using the {@see 'excerpt_allowed_tags'} filter.
  *
  * @since 1.5.0
  * @since 5.2.0 Added the `$post` parameter.

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`@@ -3944,8 +3944,9 @@ function human_time_diff( $from, $to = 0 ) {`
`3944`	`3944`	`*`
`3945`	`3945`	`* Returns a maximum of 55 words with an ellipsis appended if necessary.`
`3946`	`3946`	`*`
`3947`		`- * The 55-word limit can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_length'} filter`
`3948`		`- * The ' […]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_more'} filter`
	`3947`	`+ * The 55-word limit can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_length'} filter.`
	`3948`	`+ * The ' […]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the {@see 'excerpt_more'} filter.`
	`3949`	`+ * Allowed HTML tags can be specified using the {@see 'excerpt_allowed_tags'} filter.`
`3949`	`3950`	`*`
`3950`	`3951`	`* @since 1.5.0`
`3951`	`3952`	* @since 5.2.0 Added the `$post` parameter.