how to set # of characters that appear

Hi,

Is there somewhere I can set the number of characters that appear in the home page listing description before the 'read more' link to the full listing?
thanks!

 

Go to functions.php present in your theme directory and add the code given below

Code:

function custom_excerpt_length( $length ) {
    return 200;
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length', 999 );

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Adjust "return" value as per your requirements.

 

perfect. thanks very much.