Snippet: WP: Limit Content by X Words

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function jr_limit_content($limit, $thecontent = "") {
	if ($thecontent) {
		$content = explode(' ', $thecontent, $limit);
	}
	else {
	  $content = explode(' ', get_the_content(), $limit);
	}
  if (count($content)>=$limit) {
    array_pop($content);
    $content = implode(" ",$content).'...';
  } else {
    $content = implode(" ",$content);
  }
  $content = preg_replace('/\[.+\]/','', $content);
  $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
  $content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);
  return strip_tags($content);
}