TEC > Trim the event description in the iCal export feed if it is too long

gistfile1.txt

<?php
/* 
 * Description:  Trim the event description in the iCal export feed if it is too long.
 * Usage:        Paste the below snippet into your active (child) theme's functions.php file
 *
 * Plugin:       The Events Calendar
 * Author:       Andras Guseo
 * Last updated: 2021-03-17
 */
 
add_filter( 'tribe_ical_feed_item', 'tec_exclude_url_from_ical_feed', 10, 2 ) ;

function tec_exclude_url_from_ical_feed( $item, $event_post ) {
	// If description is longer than this many characters, then trim it
	$max_char_length = 50;

	// The number or words to leave is description is too long
	$num_words = 10;

	// Put this character / string at the end of the trimmed description
	$more = "…";

	if ( strlen( $item['DESCRIPTION'] ) > $max_char_length ) {
		$item['DESCRIPTION'] = wp_trim_words( $item['DESCRIPTION'], $num_words, $more );
	}

	return $item;
}