/**
 * This function truncates a string to the desired character limit
 * without cutting words.
 *
 * Adds ellipsis at the end
 *
 * @param  string $str 		  The string to be truncated
 * @param  int    $limit 	  Number of characters to display
 * @return string $str		  Return the truncated string
 */
function strcut( $str = '', $limit = 250 ) {

    if( strlen( $str ) > $limit ) :

        $str = substr( $str, 0, $limit);
        $str = substr( $str, 0, strrpos( $str, ' ' )) . '...';
        $str = strip_tags( $str );

    endif;

    $str = str_replace( "\n", ' ', $str );

    return $str;

}