php: soft_cut_string

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function soft_cut_string($string, $length, $cut_string = '…')
{
    $new_string = $string;
    if( mb_strlen($new_string) > $length )
    {
        $last_space_position = mb_strpos($new_string, " ", $length);
        $new_string = mb_substr($new_string, 0, $last_space_position) . $cut_string;
    }
    
    return $new_string;
}