Line clamping using a class element and Javascript - javascript

I have a PHP script that outputs data. It is all conveniently wrapped inside a p class.
It outputs the same data and same class multiple times, so there are like 6 blocks of text, each block being wrapped inside p class.
I need to reduce each block to 3 lines using any method possible. I already tried using PHP in various ways to no avail.
I came across Clamp.js which looked great. The only issue is, it will only work using ID. I can change the p class tags to p id, however, they'd all have to share the same ID, which, obviously, won't work.
Here's the current code I've tried:
var module = document.getElementsByClassName("clampjs");
$clamp(module, {clamp: 1});
And the HTML (times 6):
<div class="headtab">
Forum title<p class="bold">Posted By:</p> username <p class="bold">In:</p> category</div>
<div class="maintext">
<p class="clampjs">TEXT I WANT TO BE CLAMPED</p>
</div>
Like I say, it works fine when I use an ID, but obviously, only for the first block of text as the ID HAS to stay the same, that's why I'm using p class.
Sadly, what I've tried above doesn't work at all. Does anybody know a little fix for this script, or perhaps a different script that will clamp objects using a class element? Jquery is acceptable too.
Jsfiddle
Working code thanks to the accepted answer:
$(document).ready( function() {
$('.clampjs').css({ //changes the css of the clicked content.
'max-height':'75px', //give what ever height you want.
'overflow':'hidden'
});
});

this could be easily done with just editing your css
$('.clampjs').click( function() {
$(this).css({ //changes the css of the clicked content.
'height':'100px', //give what ever height you want.
'overflow':'hidden'
});
});
just now tested in my page it works...

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How to separate content with .each() - jQuery

I have two hidden <div> elements which are hidden at the bottom of my page like so:
<div class="hidden-unit" style="display:none;">
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https://jsfiddle.net/p89sq2df/3/
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$('.hidden-unit').each(function(index) {
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});
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var x = 0;
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DEMO
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Working fiddle here: https://jsfiddle.net/ygn34zL8/

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Edit
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I have a div that will appear on the page at a separate point. It doesn't always appear on the page and can be added via a CMS if needed. There's a line of text that will appear within the body. If the user has decided to have this div added, it would need to be moved into position via jquery. So, I have this text:
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