I need to be able to modify the content returned from the function “the_content” in single.php.

The reason I need to is to extract images, which I will place elsewhere in the page, and add some divs and other html elements into the content for styling reasons.

I am new to WordPress and found a page about the Shortcode API, but it seems like shortcode is functionality for the blog owner to use when writing posts. I need to be able to modify the content outputted in the Loop.

[@mercime Participant 13 years, 7 months ago]

http://elitenick.com/2009/04/03/wordpress-customize-the_content-to-generate-your-own-htmlcss-image-more-link.html
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