This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
The issue here is that the customer wanted to trim the text that the [wpv-post-title] shortcode provides.
Solution:
In order to do this it will require some custom shortcode.
// Add Shortcode
function trim_link( $atts ) {
// Attributes
$atts = shortcode_atts(
array(
'string' => '',
'length' => '',
'url' => '',
),
$atts
);
if (strlen($atts['string']) > $atts['length']){
$shortened_text = substr($att['string'], 0, $atts['length']);
return "<a href='".$atts['url']."'>".$shortened_text."...</a>";
}else{
return "<a href='".$atts['url']."'>".$atts['string']."</a>";
}
}
add_shortcode( 'trim_link', 'trim_link' );
Add it to your functions.php file and then you can add it to your view by doing this.
[trim_link string='[wpv-post-title]' length='140' url='[wpv-post-url]']
Please try this and let me know if it helps.
Thanks,
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Last updated by Anonymous 6 years ago.
Assisted by: Shane.
Anonymous
Hi, I created a custom view with Toolset to show the loop of my site's posts.
Page: hidden link
View: hidden link
As you can see, there is a problem when the title of the post is too long so that the content of the card goes out of the box.
I only succeed in cropping the length of the body
[wpv-post-excerpt length="95" more="..." format="noautop"]
But I can't do the same with the post link title
[wpv-post-link]
I made a screenshot of what I would like to have (2 lines max title length), I really need a solution or workoround.
Anonymous
I added the code to the function.php of the child-theme
I added [trim_link string='[wpv-post-title]' length='140' url='[wpv-post-url]'] after the default previous [wpv-post-link]
There is an error: I set the lenght to 15 chars, but the string is not trimmed, instead, if the title is longer then 15 chars, it is not shown at all and it is just shown "..."
Anonymous
Sorry but there is still a problem:
the shortcode is set to trim titles longer than 15 chars, but the count if ofter wrong (8 chars instead of 15 chars)
Anonymous
1) I extended length to 40 chars because I like it more
2) It is ok for me if the trim function removes " ", I can add it later this way ( outside [wpv-post-title] )
[trim_link string=' "[wpv-post-title]" ' length='40' url='[wpv-post-url]']
There are some problems though:
3) if the string is trimmed, and ... are added at the end, the closing " is not added. Why?
4) in the fourth post, there are 2 " at the beginning. The first is not trimmed in the function
5) if you go to page 2, the titles are not clickable. Why?
Anonymous
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Anonymous
