How to show short information

This function trims text to a certain number of words and returns the trimmed text. the simple the_content() function will not work with wp_trim_words use instead of get_the_content() function.this function takes two parameters one is function name and other one is number of words.

 

 

Syntax:

<?php $trimmed = wp_trim_words( $text, $num_words = 55, $more = null ); ?>

$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: '…

Example:

<?php

the_title(); // display post title  

echo wp_trim_words( get_the_content(), 40, '...' ); // display post content

?>