How To Limit Words and Characters in content WordPress

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How To Limit Words and Characters in content WordPress

1. Words Length:

Remove  the <?php the_content();?>  insert the below code

 <?php $content = get_the_content();
  $trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $content, 60, '<a href="'. get_permalink() .'">...[ read more ]</a>' ); ?>
  <p><?php echo $trimmed_content; ?></p>
(Change the 60 to your desire words length)

 2. Character Length :

Remove  the <?php the_content();?>  insert the below code

<?php echo substr(strip_tags($post->post_content), 0, 46);?>
//(Change the 46 to your desire string length)