For use with trusted/cleaned data. Add to application.rb
def truncate_and_link(text,options ={})
length = options[:length]
return text if length.blank?
url = options[:url] || '#'
output = raw text.truncate_words(length)
output += link_to('more', url) if text.size > length
output.html_safe
end
Adapted from: http://itiansrock.blogspot.com/2013/01/truncate-and-link-text-helper-in-rails.htmlmore