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My First EE1 Plugin - Power Truncate - Free!

November 29, 2010 11:14am

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  • #1 / Nov 29, 2010 11:14am

    dooper3's avatar

    dooper3

    17 posts

    Hi all,

    I’ve made a nifty little plugin for ee1 (will port to ee2 as well if people like it), which is available free on Devot-ee.com at the url below:

    http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/power-truncate/

    I’d love any feedback that you feel may be relevant, and of course if you think there’s something missing let me know! Should be otherwise fairly self-explanatory.

    You can contact me via this topic or on twitter at @CharlieHawker

    Enjoy!
    Charlie

  • #2 / Dec 15, 2010 8:32pm

    chrcollins

    77 posts

    EE 2.1.1

      Great idea but I have hit a snag ...  I use it to trim output from a channel entry that was created using WYGWAM plugin.  The text I gave it to start with looks like this ....

    
        <a href="http://dev.ultimate-athlete.com/nest/proj/images/articles/baseballgrass-150x150.jpg">http://dev.ultimate-athlete.com/nest/proj/images/articles/baseballgrass-150x150.jpg</a>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores repellat.

    It outputs ...

    "Lorem ipsuhttp://dev.ultimate-athlete.com/nest/proj/images/articles/baseballgrass-150x150.jpgm dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum…

    Also your hint in the plugin description says “Length” is a parameter but shows “Limit” being used in the example.

  • #3 / Dec 16, 2010 6:42am

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    dooper3

    17 posts

    Oh, sorry to hear you’re having issues. It’s definitely length, I’ve corrected the example, and will release it soon. Could you show me how you’re using the plugin?

    Thanks.

  • #4 / Dec 16, 2010 10:56pm

    Lisa Wess's avatar

    Lisa Wess

    20502 posts

    Hey guys!

    Same as for the other thread (Youtube-ee)

    As per our guidelines we request that all third-party support be handled off-forum.  It looks like you’ve got this setup for support over on Devot-ee, so that may be your best option for continuing this support.

    Thank you!

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