Allows extra HTML items in to the_excerpt

/*
 * Allows extra HTML items in to the_excerpt instead of stripping them like WordPress does
 */
function theme_t_wp_improved_trim_excerpt($text) {
    global $post;
    if ( '' == $text ) {
        $text = get_the_content('');
        $text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
        $text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
        $text = preg_replace('@<script[^>]*?>.*?</script>@si', '', $text);
        $text = strip_tags($text, '<p>,<ul>,<li>,<ol>');
        $excerpt_length = 55;
        $words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);
        if (count($words)> $excerpt_length) {
            array_pop($words);
            array_push($words, '[...]');
            $text = implode(' ', $words);
        }
    }
    return $text;
}
 
remove_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt');
add_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'theme_t_wp_improved_trim_excerpt');

* Allows extra HTML items in to the_excerpt instead of stripping them like WordPress does

function theme_t_wp_improved_trim_excerpt($text) {

global $post;

if ( '' == $text ) {

$text = get_the_content('');

$text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);

$text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);

$text = preg_replace('@<script[^>]*?>.*?</script>@si', '', $text);

$text = strip_tags($text, '<p>,<ul>,<li>,<ol>');

$excerpt_length = 55;

$words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);

if (count($words)> $excerpt_length) {

array_pop($words);

array_push($words, '[...]');

$text = implode(' ', $words);

}

return $text;

}

remove_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt');

add_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'theme_t_wp_improved_trim_excerpt');