Truncate Looooooooooooong Usernames on ForumHome

Simple hack, answering request: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=63179


What this does: It will shorten any username that is longer than XX characters on the forum home display.

Files to Modify: 1, functions_forumlist.php

Time to Install: 2 minutes

Difficulty: Simple

[sabret00the]

thank you very much, this is awesome

[Logikos]

Very nice! Great job!

[sabret00the]

just installed although not sure if it's working or not, it doesn't seem to work in the moderators column or forums that appear in column format courtesy of Xenon's hack here

[deathemperor]

nice
1st time to see a hack below 1KB ^^

[Charlie Argueta]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

just installed although not sure if it's working or not, it doesn't seem to work in the moderators column or forums that appear in column format courtesy of Xenon's hack here

Looks nice, I will use it

See Ya

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

just installed although not sure if it's working or not, it doesn't seem to work in the moderators column or forums that appear in column format courtesy of Xenon's hack here

That's beacuse the variable they are truncating is $lastpostinfo['lastposter'] which is only for the lastposter.

[Owen]

why not just set a max in the options? Long usernames are gonna be a pain anywhere on the forums anyway.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Boofo

That's beacuse the variable they are truncating is $lastpostinfo['lastposter'] which is only for the lastposter.

but that wouldn't explain why it's not working in the columns on the forumhome would it?

[vbmechanic]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

but that wouldn't explain why it's not working in the columns on the forumhome would it?

Can you give an example URL? It is only set to work on the last poster info, not on usernames elsewhere. Point out which one's you'd like affected and we'll find the variable to substr.