How can you limit the FORUM DESCRIPTION to only 50 characters?

[tmanran123]

I'd like to limit the forum description to 50 characters as shown here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/09/16.gif

[vbresults]

Creative way to ask the question. :)


Create a plugin.
If you want this trimmed effect on just the forum index, select the "forumhome_start" hook. If you want it trimmed everywhere in the forum, select the "global_setup_complete" hook.
Paste in the following code.

foreach (array_keys($vbulletin->forumcache) as $forumId) {
$description = $vbulletin->forumcache[$forumId]['description'];

if (strlen($description) > 50) {
$vbulletin->forumcache[$forumId]['description'] = substr($description, 0, 50);
}
}