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Get first X words of WordPress post
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get-shorty.php
// toss this in your functions.php (or elsewhere)
function get_shorty($count = 15){
global $post;
$str = get_the_content();
$str = implode(' ', array_slice(explode(' ', $str), 0, $count));
return $str.'...';
}
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