diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index a209aef8..d0f2aada 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -172,4 +172,15 @@ function get_device(){
     }   
 }
 
+function truncate($text, $chars = 25) {
+    if (strlen($text) <= $chars) {
+        return $text;
+    }
+    $text = $text." ";
+    $text = substr($text,0,$chars);
+    $text = substr($text,0,strrpos($text,' '));
+    $text = $text."...";
+    return $text;
+}
+
 ?>
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