limit WordPress content

function content($limit) {

    $content = explode(' ', get_the_content(), $limit);

    if (count($content) >= $limit) {

        array_pop($content);

        $content = implode(" ", $content) . '...';
    } else {

        $content = implode(" ", $content);
    }

    $content = preg_replace('/\[.+\]/', '', $content);

    $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);

    $content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);

    $wpgcontent = wp_strip_all_tags($content, $remove_breaks);

    return $wpgcontent;
}