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February 18, 2011 3:42am
Subscribe [3]#1 / Feb 18, 2011 3:42am
Is there any easy way to change the length of the output of a custom text area? A good example is like the WordPress excerpt function where you can actually set the length (in characters) of the excerpt.
My goal is to pull a certain number of characters from my full description instead of creating another custom field for a short description.
Thanks in advance!
#2 / Feb 18, 2011 5:55am
Hiya. There are a lot of plugins that could help you on this one but take a look at the Character Limiter to see if that does what you need.
Hope that helps a bit.
Best wishes,
Mark
#3 / Feb 18, 2011 9:05am
Thanks for the assist, Mark!
haydenhancock, that add-on is available for either EE1.x or 2.x.
Does that help?
#4 / Feb 18, 2011 12:16pm
Thanks for the assist, Mark!
haydenhancock, that add-on is available for either EE1.x or 2.x.
Does that help?
Yes, thanks! I think none of the plugins that I see do exactly what I want. Might just create one. Thank you for your quick responses.
#5 / Feb 18, 2011 1:20pm
What is it that you need to do then?
Just wondering as you asked for a plugin that outputs a certain amount of characters of which the Character Limiter plugin should do exactly.
Intrigued as to what you need as there may already be a solution out there for you.
Best wishes,
Mark
#6 / Feb 18, 2011 5:28pm
Glad to see that helps. Please post again as needed.