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Originally Posted by Paul M

There is no way to limit it without using a plugin (as we do here).

This is a simplfied version of what we do ;

Hook: external_query

unset($vbulletin->GPC['fulldesc']);
$vbulletin->options['threadpreview'] = 200;
$hook_query_fields .= ",LEFT(post.pagetext,400) AS message";

Hi there Paul M, thanks for the code, it works a treat on our forum

Small addition, is it possible to add a small amount of text at the bottom along the lines "for the full length article go to www.examplesite.com" and turn it into an advert for your own website