Customize the excerpt length
This is a pretty cool function.
If there is no excerpt set it will grab the_content. You can place multiple excerpts with different length in your theme.
/** * Snippet Name: Customize the excerpt length * Snippet URL: https://wpcustoms.net/snippets/customize-the-excerpt-length/ */ // usage: echo wpc_excerpt(45); function wpc_excerpt($limit) { $excerpt = explode(' ', get_the_excerpt(), $limit); if (count($excerpt)>=$limit) { array_pop($excerpt); $excerpt = implode(" ",$excerpt).'...'; } else { $excerpt = implode(" ",$excerpt); } $excerpt = preg_replace('`\[[^\]]*\]`','',$excerpt); return $excerpt; } function content($limit) { $content = explode(' ', get_the_content(), $limit); if (count($content)>=$limit) { array_pop($content); $content = implode(" ",$content).'...'; } else { $content = implode(" ",$content); } $content = preg_replace('/\[.+\]/','', $content); $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content); $content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content); return $content; }