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Created October 22, 2011 04:03
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Simple function to Change the length of an excerpt.
<?php
## Truncate Post
function custom_excerpt_length(){
global $excerpt_length;
return $excerpt_length;
}
function custom_excerpt_more(){
global $excerpt_more;
return $excerpt_more;
}
function truncate_post($length = 55, $more = '[...]',$echo = true){
global $excerpt_length, $excerpt_more;
$excerpt_length = (int)$length;
$excerpt_more = $more;
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length');
add_filter('excerpt_more', 'custom_excerpt_more');
$excerpt = get_the_excerpt();
remove_filter('excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length');
remove_filter('excerpt_more', 'custom_excerpt_more');
if($echo){
echo $excerpt;
}else{
return $excerpt;
}
}
?>
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