Using function to limit the characters returned in WordPress

Using function to limit the characters returned

I don't quite get your question but his worth a try, if I am understanding you. Add this function to your functions.php or a related file

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function get_excerpt2($count){
  $permalink = get_permalink($post->ID);
  $excerpt = get_the_content();
  $excerpt = strip_tags($excerpt);
  $excerpt = substr($excerpt, 0, $count);
  $excerpt = substr($excerpt, 0, strripos($excerpt, ""));
  return $excerpt;
}


"<?php echo <?php echo get_excerpt2(520); ?>...Read More"

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And then return this code in your template. You can change the html bits