diff --git a/includes/News/News.php b/includes/News/News.php
index d08ed96..e045091 100644
--- a/includes/News/News.php
+++ b/includes/News/News.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function shortcodeCustomNews($atts) {
             'forcelandscape' => 'false',
             'force_landscape' => 'false',
             'sticky_only' => 'false',
-            'teaser_length' => '0',
+            'teaser_length' => '55',
         ], $atts);
         $sc_atts = array_map('sanitize_text_field', $sc_atts);
 
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ function ($post_ID) {
                             'thumbnailSize' => $thumbnailSize,
                             'forceLandscape' => $forceLandscape,
                             'showContent' => (in_array('show_content', $mode) ? true : false),
+                            'teaserLength' => $teaserLength,
                         ];
                         $output .= (new Columns())->shortcodeColumn([], $this->display_news_teaser($args));
                     } elseif (!empty($postCols)) {
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ function ($post_ID) {
                             'thumbnailSize' => $thumbnailSize,
                             'forceLandscape' => $forceLandscape,
                             'showContent' => (in_array('show_content', $mode) ? true : false),
+                            'teaserLength' => $teaserLength,
                         ];
                         $output .= do_shortcode($this->display_news_teaser($args));
                     } else {
@@ -404,8 +406,9 @@ private function display_news_teaser($argsRaw) {
             'postCols'      => [],
             'thumbnailSize' => 'large',
             'forceLandscape'=> false,
+            'teaserLength'  => 20,
             ];
-        if ($argsRaw['id'] == 0) return;
+        if ($argsRaw['id'] == 0) return '';
         $args = wp_parse_args($argsRaw, $defaults);
         foreach ($args as $k => $v) {
             ${$k} = $v;
@@ -500,7 +503,9 @@ private function display_news_teaser($argsRaw) {
                             $abstract .= fau_create_readmore($permalink, get_the_title(), false, true);
                         }
                     } else {
-                        $abstract = get_the_excerpt($id);
+                        $excerpt = get_the_excerpt($id);
+                        $excerpt_more = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', '…' );
+                        $abstract = wp_trim_words( $excerpt, $teaserLength, $excerpt_more );
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (function_exists('fau_create_readmore')) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d111f2b..36735ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rrze-elements",
-  "version": "1.28.2",
+  "version": "1.28.4",
   "description": "RRZE Elements: Gestalterische Erweiterungen für Webauftritte.",
   "main": "rrze-elements.php",
   "textdomain": "rrze-elements",
diff --git a/rrze-elements.php b/rrze-elements.php
index 6320b24..b752434 100644
--- a/rrze-elements.php
+++ b/rrze-elements.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Plugin Name:     RRZE Elements
 Plugin URI:      https://github.com/RRZE-Webteam/rrze-elements
 Description:     Advanced design elements for WordPress websites.
-Version:         1.28.3
+Version:         1.28.4
 Author:          RRZE Webteam
 Author URI:      https://blogs.fau.de/webworking/
 License:         GNU General Public License v2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 const RRZE_PHP_VERSION = '7.4';
 const RRZE_WP_VERSION = '5.9';
-const RRZE_ELEMENTS_VERSION = '1.28.2';
+const RRZE_ELEMENTS_VERSION = '1.28.4';
 
 spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
     $prefix = __NAMESPACE__;