remove title elements from archive titles

<?php

/* a couple of filters to remove elements from titles */

add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', 'wptv_remove_title_elements', 10, 1);
function wptv_remove_title_elements($title) {
   if ( is_category() ) {
      $title = single_cat_title( '', false );
   }
   return $title;
}

/* if you want to remove elements from other archive pages use the other wp conditionals */

add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', 'wptv_remove_title_elements_example_two', 10, 1);
function wptv_remove_title_elements_example_two($title) {
    if ( is_category() ) {
        $title = single_cat_title( '', false );
    } elseif ( is_tag() ) {
        $title = single_tag_title( '', false );
    } elseif ( is_author() ) {
        $title = '<span class="vcard">' . get_the_author() . '</span>' ;
    }
    return $title;
}