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Is there a way to adjust the output of WP anchor tags?
3 replies · Started by Chris on December 10, 2022
This is going to sound a little odd :)
I'm looking for a way to add a span tag just before the ending tag for every link created in WP.
So I want to go from:
<a href="https://test.com">anchor text</a>
to:
<a href="https://test.com">anchor text<span id="ext"></span></a>
I'll be targeting that span tag id with some specific jquery and css I'm working on (getting help on), but I need a way to add that span tag just before the end anchor tag and thought y'all might have a thought on how I could do that with some GeneratePress magic :)
Chris
Hi there,
unfortunately our magic doesn't extend that far :) but there is the_content filter hook you can use.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_content/
Try this snippet, it should replace any closing </a> within the content with <span id="ext"></span></a>
function closing_anchor_replace($string) {
$pattern = '/<\/a>/';
$replacement = '<span id="ext"></span></a>';
return preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $string);
}
add_filter('the_content', 'closing_anchor_replace');I am not sure if you want the id attribute to be dynamic, as thats a whole different challenge.
Thank you, id does not need to be dynamic, so all is well - thanks again!
Chris
Glad to be of help
