if ( ! function_exists( 'kleo_excerpt' ) ) {
    function kleo_excerpt( $limit = 80, $words = true ) {

        $excerpt_initial = get_the_excerpt();
        if( $excerpt_initial == '' ){
            $excerpt_initial = get_the_content();
        }
        $excerpt_initial = preg_replace( '`\[[^\]]*\]`', '', $excerpt_initial );
        $excerpt_initial = strip_tags( $excerpt_initial );

        if ( $words ) {
            $excerpt = explode( ' ', $excerpt_initial, $limit );
            if ( count( $excerpt ) >= $limit ) {
                array_pop( $excerpt );
                $excerpt = implode( " ", $excerpt ) . '...';
            } else {
                $excerpt = implode( " ", $excerpt ) . '';
            }
        } else {
            $excerpt = $excerpt_initial;
            $excerpt = substr( $excerpt, 0, $limit ) . ( strlen( $excerpt ) > $limit ? '...' : '' );
        }

        return '<p>' . $excerpt . '</p>';
    }
}