Wordpress custom excerpt

gistfile1.txt

// Custom excerpt
function excerpt($limit, $morelink) {
    $excerpt = explode(' ', get_the_excerpt(), $limit);

    if (count($excerpt) >= $limit) {
        array_pop($excerpt);
        $excerpt = implode(" ", $excerpt) . $morelink;
    } else {
        $excerpt = implode(" ", $excerpt);
    }

    $excerpt = preg_replace('`\[[^\]]*\]`', '', $excerpt);

    return $excerpt;
}

function content($limit, $morelink) {
    $content = explode(' ', get_the_content(), $limit);

    if (count($content) >= $limit) {
        array_pop($content);
        $content = implode(" ", $content) . $morelink;
    } else {
        $content = implode(" ", $content);
    }

    $content = preg_replace('/\[.+\]/','', $content);
    $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
    $content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);

    return $content;
}

//usage
<?php echo excerpt(25, 'Read more...'); ?>