Hello Guys,I saw many of you asking for a character limit along with word limit feature for K2 Content module.Here is the solution with any hacks to core files except a small addition to the module's xml file.Read the howto and download the library from here: weblogicxindia.in/k2store/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=47:setting-character-limit-for-k2-content-module&Itemid=54Enjoy....

Hi Ramesh

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thank you

Hi

Thanks for the reply. I sorted that out. File re uploaded as a zip. Just extract to get the php file.

Thanks again

d.k.shukla said:Hi Ramesh
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Thanks for this solution Ramesh. It works great!

this looks sweet.. but will it work for category view?? i will need this for my main page.. not for the module?

thanks!

bump

Hi

Yes. You can just adopt the same for for the category as well. (You would require a little PHP knowledge to do this) ;-)

kire timov said:bump

you are very right
If someone is willing to make another step by step tutorial for k2 actually and not for the module (i suppose would be easy since for the module works and if as you say works in the component as well than it should be pretty straight forward for someone who have php knowledge)
thanks


Ramesh Elamathi said:Hi
Yes. You can just adopt the same for for the category as well. (You would require a little PHP knowledge to do this) ;-)

kire timov said:bump

i guess no one has the time for this.. however i tought if i find the xml file for the component for category listing should be the same am i right?

So where it is? whats the xml file for category listing?

i think i have found it in ROOT/administrator/components/com_k2/models/category.xml
.. i will test some things if it works and will update you!

Ok.. that was the xml file...
now:
Create a template over ride for the Category listing (in my case)
So where it would be?
I tought in :
components/com_k2/templates/default/category_item.php but i cannot find the code:
< ?php if($params->get('itemIntroText')): ?>
< ?php echo $item->introtext; ?>
< ?php endif; ?>
please help

i have found something in Root\components\com_k2\models\item.php
It's not the exact line of code but this:

if ($view=='item'){

if ($item->params->get('itemIntroText'))
$item->text.= $item->introtext;
if ($item->params->get('itemFullText'))
$item->text.= '{K2Splitter}'.$item->fulltext;
}
else {

switch($task){
case '':
case 'category':
if ($item->params->get('catItemIntroText')) $item->text.= $item->introtext;
break;

case 'user':
if ($item->params->get('userItemIntroText')) $item->text.= $item->introtext;
break;
default:
if ($item->params->get('genericItemIntroText')) $item->text.= $item->introtext;
break;
}

}



and now i am lost...

The link is not working. Can anyone help me fix the Character Limit to display in the Latest Item (k2_content) module for each article please?

@kchinnapparaj

Are you using the latest version of K2? What's the issue you are facing?

Hello, I am interested in this solution, but the discussion is a bit old and I can not find the file to download. Can you help? Thank you!

how weird that there isn't an option for this after all these years.... I need it, along with 1000's of other.

There is the option to set the limit for the introtext. If you need it to the title, for example you could use something like

<?php echo K2HelperUtilities::wordLimit($item->title, 30); ?>