What are some common methods in PHP to truncate text for display on a website, similar to the "Read More" feature in WordPress?

One common method in PHP to truncate text for display on a website is to use the `substr` function to limit the number of characters shown. Another method is to use the `wordwrap` function to break the text into smaller chunks. You can also use regular expressions to find a specific point in the text to truncate. 

function truncate_text($text, $limit) {
    if (strlen($text) > $limit) {
        $text = substr($text, 0, $limit);
        $text = substr($text, 0, strrpos($text, ' '));
        $text .= '...';
    }
    return $text;
}

// Example usage
$text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.";
$truncated_text = truncate_text($text, 30);
echo $truncated_text;

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