Limit characters in summary News module

[tynmar]

Hi !

I'd like to limit at 50 characters for each news with a link [more] in the end.
I think it's a smarty script to put in the template but I can't find it on smarty site.

for example :

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{if $entry->summary}
{if $entry->formatpostdate}{$entry->formatpostdate}{/if}
{eval var=$entry->summary limitcharacters='50'}
[{$entry->morelink}]
{/if}

I don't want to add a new param 'limitcharacters' to news module if it's not necessary. I want to use a smarty function.

Is this possible ?
Thanks a lot

[Dee]

Use Smarty's truncate modifier in the template:

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{$entry->summary|truncate:50}

There's also a Smarty summarize function included in CMSMS (plugins/function.summarize.php) which enables you to limit the number of words.

Regards,
D

[Dee]

There's also a Smarty summarize function included in CMSMS (plugins/function.summarize.php) which enables you to limit the number of words.

To make it work, rename the file from function.summarize.php to modifier.summarize.php.
You can then use

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{$entry->summary|summarize:10}

to trim to 10 words.
I renamed the file in SVN so this won't be necessary in a next release.

[tynmar]

Great !
truncate is exactly what I need.

Thanks

[schug.trent]

I know this is an old topic, but can't find anything else on it. I have latest version of CMSMS and News Module

I tried the above methods to limited the number of words / characters that show up in a news summary, but neither seem to work.

Any other ideas?

Tried this and nothing:

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{if $entry->summary|summarize:10}
	<div id="summary">
		{eval var=$entry->summary}
	</div>

	<div id="moreLink">
		<<<{$entry->morelink}>>> 
	</div>

{/if}

Tried this and nothing:

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{if $entry->summary|truncate:50}
	<div id="summary">
		{eval var=$entry->summary}
	</div>

	<div id="moreLink">
		<<<{$entry->morelink}>>> 
	</div>

{/if}

[Nullig]

I believe you need to change it to:

{if $entry->summary}

{eval var=$entry->summary|truncate:50}



morelink}>>>

{/if}

Nullig

[schug.trent]

Thanks, worked perfect!

[Gumir]

Hi All

It took several centuries 2011
I know this is an very very old topic, but can't find anything else on it.

I try on 1.10.2 "Case Pilote" this test... but nothing...
various manipulations of the proposed methods - null result

yes... i found and see in folders
(root)/plugins/modifier.summarize.php
(root)/lib/smarty/plugins/modifier.truncate.php

rtfm this page - http://www.smarty.net/docsv2/en/languag ... runcate/// and more...

for testing placed and here - {if $entry->summary} and here {eval var=$entry->summary} and more sado-mazo

syntax error: invalid attribute name: '|truncate:200' (Smarty_Compiler.class.php, line 1550)
syntax error: invalid attribute name: '|summarize:200' (Smarty_Compiler.class.php, line 1550)

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after many attempts to find and asking for your help...
How to solve this trouble now?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.. thnx

*I'm newbie to CMSMS (a few days testing ) but not noob in CMS's