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Functions.php
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<?php function new_excerpt_length($length) {
	return 8;
}
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length'); ?>

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Functions.php > remove brackets on dots
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function new_excerpt_more($more) {
	return '[.....]';
}
add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');

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