Title: the_content() function call
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# the_content() function call

 *  Resolved [mocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mocha/)
 * (@mocha)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the_content-function-call/)
 * Where does the actual code for the function call the_content() reside when using
   the default theme (kubrick)? I have looked in /themes/default/functions.php and
   functions.php in the root directory.
 * I ask because this function call is inserting div tags (snap_preview, entry) 
   into index.php when called and I would like to control what div tags are used
   from the “normal” files.
 * I hope someone is able to help, thanks!

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 *  [Jess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jessn/)
 * (@jessn)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the_content-function-call/#post-789195)
 * It depends if it’s a post or page. It’s usually in both single.php and page.php
 *  Thread Starter [mocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mocha/)
 * (@mocha)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the_content-function-call/#post-789197)
 * Yes, the call is used in both of those files but I’m looking for the actual code
   behind the function, not where the call is used.
 * When viewing the page source for the main website the following code appears:
 *     ```
       <div class="entry">
       <div class="snap_preview">
       ```
   
 * This additional code does not appear in index.php and seems to be the result 
   of the the_content() function. I would like to edit this function to remove the
   above code.
 *  [Vaughan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vaughan-van-dyk/)
 * (@vaughan-van-dyk)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the_content-function-call/#post-789246)
 * Hi,
 * The code for the_content() is in the \wp-includes\post-template.php file. However,
   all it does is act as an interface for another function named get_the_content(),
   which is also located in that file. However, neither function that I can see 
   includes those div tags you mention.
 * You shouldn’t have to alter such core files to edit div tags etc., these are 
   usually all generated from one of the theme files. Another way of checking this
   would be to load a different theme and see whether you get the same tags.
 * I loaded the Default theme to check and couldn’t find any div tag labeled “snap_preview”,
   but the “entry” div tag is caused by the first line in the following block of
   code in \wp-content\themes\default\index.php:
 *     ```
       <div class="entry">
       <?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
       </div>
       ```
   
 * All the best.
    Vaughan
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the_content-function-call/#post-789249)
 * “snap_preview” and other things of that nature are inserted by plugins. Plugins
   have the ability to modify things like “the_content” and other template calls,
   on the fly. So really, there’s no one place to look for where the results are
   coming from, because they likely come from several places.
 * Turn off the Snap plugin if you want it removed.
 *  Thread Starter [mocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mocha/)
 * (@mocha)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the_content-function-call/#post-789499)
 * I meant to post this a few weeks ago and just forgot but I found out that when
   I write a post using the “Visual” editor, there is code automatically inserted
   into the post which includes “snap_preview”. The additional code appears at the
   bottom of the Visual editor (“p >> div.snap_preview” or something similar) when
   writing the post. It is possible to delete the addition of this code by deleting
   the “p >> div.snap_preview” line at the bottom of the editor box and can be avoided
   entirely by writing the post using the “HTML” editor. Even by turning off snap_preview
   and not using a plugin called Snap, this code was added regardless. Thanks for
   the replies!

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