jpgninja/clip-wp-excerpts.php

## clip-wp-excerpts.php
<?php

/**
 * Clip blog post excerpts
 *
 */
add_filter('get_the_excerpt','excerpt_char_limit');
function excerpt_char_limit($e){
  return substr($e,0,150) . '&hellip;';
}
	<?php

	/**
	* Clip blog post excerpts
	*
	*/
	add_filter('get_the_excerpt','excerpt_char_limit');
	function excerpt_char_limit($e){
	return substr($e,0,150) . '…';
	}