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How the hell can i make the new .... clickable to go to the specific post, as i have replaced it with ...read more

I have managed to style it fine but being able to style it is beyond me, please help?

add_filter('excerpt_length', 'my_excerpt_length');
function my_excerpt_length($length) {
return 0;
}

you can always add a if statement inside that for each category. but nathans idea would be nicer.

Thanks for the hint!

In case it's useful, I'll share my perspective: What's keeping me from editing that moment in the codex is that I'm not sure what it *should* say.

Would it be best to say that the feature isn't yet available? To remove it altogether?

Learning the conventions of editing the codex is a bit of a steep barrier to entry for somebody who probably won't be in a position to contribute very often. (I'm a hobbyist, basically.)

$excerpt = get_the_content();
$new_excerpt = explode(' ', $excerpt, 50);
array_pop($new_excerpt);
$new_excerpt = implode(' ', $new_excerpt);
echo $new_excerpt;

So I am afraid i will still need to have own function.

But I agree with others, that simple function, with option to get excerpt with defined length would be fine

the_excerpt(40, '...');