Example query using wp_trim_words()

wp-trim-words-example

<div class="info-box">
	
	<?php	$krogsquery = new WP_Query( array( 
						'post_type' => 'post',
						'posts_per_page' => 3
						)); ?>
	
		<h3 class="info-headline">City News</h3>					
	
	<?php while($krogsquery->have_posts()) : $krogsquery->the_post(); ?>
	
		<div <?php post_class(); ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
	
			<?php 
	
			$trimtitle = get_the_title();
	
			$shorttitle = wp_trim_words( $trimtitle, $num_words = 4, $more = '… ' );
	
				echo '<h6 class="info-title">' . '<a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . $shorttitle . '</a></h6>';  
	
			$trimexcerpt = get_the_excerpt();
	
			$shortexcerpt = wp_trim_words( $trimexcerpt, $num_words = 10, $more = '… ' ); 
	
				echo '<a href="' . get_permalink() . '"><p>' . $shortexcerpt . '</p></a>'; 
	
			?>
	
		</div><!-- post class -->
	
	<?php endwhile; ?>
	
	<?php wp_reset_postdata(); // reset the query ?> 

</div><!-- .info-box -->