// you can override default options globally, so they apply to every .expander() call
$.expander.defaults.slicePoint = 80;

$(document).ready(function() {
  // simple example, using all default options unless overridden globally
  //$('div.expandable p').expander();

  // *** OR ***

  // override default options (also overrides global overrides)
  $('div.exp_announcements p').expander({
    slicePoint:       200,  // default is 100
    expandPrefix:     ' ', // default is '... '
    expandText:       ' [Read more]', // default is 'read more'
    collapseTimer:    8000, // re-collapses after 5 seconds; default is 0, so no re-collapsing
    userCollapseText: ' [Read less]'  // default is 'read less'
  });

  $('div.exp_comments p').expander({
    slicePoint:       550,  // default is 100
    expandPrefix:     ' ', // default is '... '
    expandText:       ' [Read more]', // default is 'read more'
    collapseTimer:    8000, // re-collapses after 5 seconds; default is 0, so no re-collapsing
    userCollapseText: ' [Read less]'  // default is 'read less'
  });

});