ykawato

Returns the excerpt outside the loop. 
Usage:
where <code>$attr</code> is an array with any of these keys:
<ul>
<li>num_words: number of words </li>
<li>more: replacement for […]</li>
<li>length: number of letters to display, userful for multibyte string</li>
</ul>
Example: 
 ’55’, ‘more’=>’.. Read more’));?>

Return Excerpt

Vishit Shah

This is very simple plugin to remove extra p and br tags in post and page editer
This plugin remove extra p and br tags from the_content, the_excerpt and widget_text_content.

Remove Blank P Tag

This plugin remove extra p and br tags from the_content and the_excerpt.

Return Excerpt vs Remove Blank P Tag