How do I echo the first 150 characters of a WYSIWYG? https://interactivetools.com/forum/forum-posts.php?How-do-I-echo-the-first-150-characters-of-a-WYSIWYG-80887 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:26:32 -0700 en-us How do I echo the first 150 characters of a WYSIWYG? https://interactivetools.com/forum/forum-posts.php?postNum=2240344#post2240344 Hey zip222,

Give this a try. You'll need to modify the record referenced and your max words count for your needs... but it should do the trick. I use it in the same manner.

Add MAX Words above your  <!DOCTYPE HTML>.

<?php 
// MAX Words
function maxWords($textOrHtml, $maxWords) {  
  
  $text  = strip_tags($textOrHtml, " ");  
  $words = preg_split("/\s+/", $text, $maxWords+1); 
   
  if (count($words) > $maxWords) { unset($words[$maxWords]); }  
  $output = join(' ', $words);  
   
  return $output;  
}
?>

<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<html>
    <head>

Add as you meta description, and replace "$aboutRecord" with your appropriate record info.

<meta name="description" content="<?php echo maxWords($aboutRecord['content'], 32); ?>" />

Zicky

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I am trying to use the content for a meta description tag.

I will need to strip out any HTML.

thanks :)

<?php echo $page['content']; ?>

change to...


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