Ticket #11456: t11456-excerpt-more-tweak.diff

wp-includes/formatting.php

@@ -1788 +1788 @@
  * Generates an excerpt from the content, if needed.
  *
  * The excerpt word amount will be 55 words and if the amount is greater than
- * that, then the string '[...]' will be appended to the excerpt. If the string
+ * that, then the string ' [...]' will be appended to the excerpt. If the string
  * is less than 55 words, then the content will be returned as is.
  *
  * The 55 word limit can be modified by plugins/themes using the excerpt_length filter
- * The '[..]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the excerpt_more filter
+ * The ' [...]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the excerpt_more filter
  *
  * @since 1.5.0
  *
@@ -1810 +1810 @@
                 $text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
                 $text = strip_tags($text);
                 $excerpt_length = apply_filters('excerpt_length', 55);
-                $excerpt_more = apply_filters('excerpt_more', '[...]');
+                $excerpt_more = apply_filters('excerpt_more', ' ' . '[...]');
                 $words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);
                 if (count($words) > $excerpt_length) {
                         array_pop($words);
-                        array_push($words, $excerpt_more);
                         $text = implode(' ', $words);
+                        $text = $text . $excerpt_more;
                 }
         }
         return apply_filters('wp_trim_excerpt', $text, $raw_excerpt);