WORDPRESS GET EXCERPT

excerpt.php

<?php
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
// EXCERPT SIZE
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

function get_excerpt() {
	$output = substr(get_the_excerpt(), 0,85);
	$output = apply_filters('wptexturize', $output);
	$output = apply_filters('convert_chars', $output);
	$output = $output;
  echo $output . '<span class="excerptdots">...</span>'; 
}

// GET TITLE SMALL WORDS
function get_small_title($word_limit) {
	$title  = get_the_title();
	$output = explode(" ", $title);
	$output = apply_filters('wptexturize', $output);
	$output = apply_filters('convert_chars', $output);
	$output = $output;

	return implode(" ", array_splice($output,0,$word_limit));
}

// IN TEMPLATE
echo get_small_title(5);