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WordPress: Limit words function
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WP.limitWords
<?php
function limit_words($string, $word_limit) {
$words = explode(' ', $string);
return implode(' ', array_slice($words, 0, $word_limit));
}
?>
#usage:
<?php echo limit_words(get_the_excerpt(), '41'); ?>
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