Question: ```
<?php echo get_the_term_list( $post->ID, 'people', 'People: ', ' ', '' ); ?> 

```

returns something like this: 

```
People: <a href="person1">Person1</a>, <a href="person2">Person2</a>, ...

```

How can I make it return the same thing without links like this:

```
People: Person1, Person2

```

Answer: 
It may be easier to just write the list manually, something like:

```
<?php
$terms = wp_get_post_tags( $post->ID );
//For custom taxonomy use this line below
//$terms = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, 'people' );

foreach( $terms as $term )
    $term_names[] = $term->name;

echo implode( ', ', $term_names );

```
Alternatively you can also use 

```
<?php 
echo strip_tags (
    get_the_term_list( get_the_ID(), 'tax_name', "Text Before Value ",", " )
);
?>

```