Custom Excerpt length & words

gistfile1.txt

//=========================================================== CUSTOM EXCERPT LENGTH & WORDS
function no_ellipsis($text) {
	global $post;
    return str_replace('[...]', '&hellip; <span class="read_more"><a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '">Read More &raquo;</a></span>', $text);
}
add_filter('the_excerpt', 'no_ellipsis');
function new_excerpt_length($length) { return 20; }
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');