<?php

/*** ADDITIONS ***/
function load_posts($limit=5) {
	list($total, $posts) = Post::listing(null, 1, $per_page = $limit);
	$posts = new Items($posts);
	Registry::set('posts', $posts);
	Registry::set('total_posts', $total);
	Registry::set('page', "SOMTHING HERE");
	Registry::set('page_offset', 1);
	if ($total <= 0){
		return null;
	}
	return $posts;
}
function shorten_article($html, $max_words=25) {
	$text = strip_tags($html);
	$words = implode(' ', array_slice(explode(' ', $text), 0, $max_words));
	$words .= '...';
	return $words;
}