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shorten user descriptions - WordPress
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short_user_descr.php
<?php
// filter user description to return something shorter
add_filter ( 'pre_user_description', 's25_short_description' );
function s25_short_description($description) {
$max_characters = 50;
if ( strlen( $description ) > $max_characters ) {
$description = substr( $description, 0, $max_characters + 1 );
$description = trim( substr( $description, 0, strrpos( $description, ' ' ) ) );
}
return $description;
}
?>
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