[Lynne]

I think you would need to edit this line in vbcms/widget/recentarticle.php:

PHP Code:

                $pagetext = $bbcode_parser->get_preview(fetch_censored_text($article['pagetext']),
                    vB::$vbulletin->options['default_cms_previewlength'], $allow_html); 


Change the setting to what you want when it is passed.