https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30377
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Bug #: 30377
Summary: Suggestion to add a new parameter to limit the number
of characters when rendereing the channel item
<description>
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: RSS
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: m...@tgries.de
CC: brightb...@gmail.com, jeroen_ded...@yahoo.com,
m...@everybody.org
Classification: Unclassified
We need to introduce an optional parameter, and a default value to limit the
number of characters. An implementation idea has been posted in 2010 on
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:RSS#How_to_modify_the_length_of_the_description.3F
and is partially copied here:
How to modify the length of the description?
Something like this:
preg_replace('/^(.{150}).{3,}(.{25})$/us', '$1 ... $2', $item['description']);
Play around with the numbers and you'll see. --Subfader 21:48, 5 March 2010
(UTC)
I changed rss.php a lot so I didn't check it, but it should work
like this: Replace
if ( $item['description'] ) {
$text = trim( iconv( $charset, $wgOutputEncoding, $item['description'] ) );
with
if ( $item['description'] ) {
$shortdesc = preg_replace('/^(.{150}).{3,}(.{25})$/us', '$1 ... $2',
$item['description']);
$text = trim( iconv( $charset, $wgOutputEncoding, $shortdesc ) );
This will shorten the description text to [150 chars ... 25 chars]. --Subfader
19:15, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
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