[etrader]

In "Submit" configuration, there are options to define the maximum length of "Story" and "Summary".

Summary maximum length is indeed a control for display and applies to all past stories too; but Story maximum length only applies to the future stories.

Is it possible to hack the template (any one) to display a limited length of the Story, regardless of how long is the submitted Story?

[cmstheme]

Admin > Configure > Submit > Summary Content Truncate

Is that what you're looking for?

[Yankidank]

cmstheme: To my knowledge that won't change the number of characters on existing stories, only future submissions.

[cmstheme]

Ahh I misunderstood him.

Anyway, in your link_summary.tpl, find:

{$story_content}

and replace with:

{php}
	$the_content= $this->get_template_vars('story_content');
	echo substr($the_content, 0, 300);
{/php}

Change 300 to your desired number of characters.

@Yankidank
Why can't we use the truncate modifier, i.e. {$story_content|truncate} but can use the urlencode and some other modifiers?

[etrader]

cmstheme,

You are WONDERFUL

thanks a million!

[cmstheme]

UPDATE:
Here's an easy way to do it and doesn't require the PHP tags.

Replace:

{$story_content}

with:

{$story_content|substr:0:300}

Change 300 to your desired number of characters.

[kevin4uguys]

but its shorten the content on full story page also .....can any one help me how to shorten the summary content only in the index page?........

[chuckroast]

Originally Posted by kevin4uguys

but its shorten the content on full story page also .....can any one help me how to shorten the summary content only in the index page?........

Go to admin> configure> submit>

Maximum Summary Length
Description: Maximum number of characters for the story summary.
Value: 400
Default Value: 400
Default Value: number

[kevin4uguys]

i have tried that but it doesnt help me ... i think we need to to edit the file link_summary.tpl but i dont knw what to edit there..can any one help me?

[chuckroast]

Well you can do like what cmstheme mentioned above but add a little to it.
In link_summary.tpl change.

{$story_content}

{if $pagename eq "story"}{$story_content}{else}{$story_content|substr:0:300}{/if}