Just change the return to how ever many words you want included in the excerpt string.

WordPress snippet lets you set new file types to upload into the Media section. This is specifically for SVG files, but you could add any […]

This will add an admin account to the WordPress database. To do so, you have to be able to run SQL against the database server, […]

This snippet automatically sets the featured image by fetching the first image of the WordPress post. *Note – if you choose a featured image, that […]

Sometimes you just want to change the logo on the WordPress login screen. There are plugins for this, but they usually do a number of […]

I had a project recently where I just didn't want the same old "Subscriber", "Author", "Editor" roles. So, I used this. It basically just changes […]

Sometimes you just need to tell people something before they log in. Like, if your name is Pat Griffin, you're not allowed. (Pat Griffin is […]

Sometimes you just need to change some styles in the Dashboard. I recently needed to remove something from a plugin that was redundant with the […]