How to Use wp_trim_words to Trim Your Text in WordPress

Are you looking for a way to use wp_trim_words to trim your text in WordPress? While there’s probably a plugin for this, we have created a quick code snippet that allows you to use wp_trim_words to trim your text in WordPress.

WordPress 3.3+ has a core function called wp_trim_words(). This function will trim text to a specified number of words and return the result. Adding this snippet to your WordPress loop will let you easily trim the number of words displayed within the_content, the_excerpt, the_title or any other value you pass to this core function.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s single.php file:

echo wp_trim_words( get_the_content(), 100 ); // post content
echo wp_trim_words( get_the_excerpt(), 100 ); // post excerpt
echo wp_trim_words( get_the_title(), 100 ); // post title

$trimmed = wp_trim_words( $text, $num_words = 55, $more = null );

Parameters:

$text

(string) (required) Text to trim

Default: None

$num_words

(integer) (optional) Number of words

Default: 55

$more

(string) (optional) What to append if $text needs to be trimmed.

Default: ‘…‘

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly copy / paste code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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