Template:Short

The template

{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}{{#ifeq:{{{forcecount}}}|yes||+{{{tolerance|5}}}}}}}
|{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix| …}}}
|{{{string|}}}
}}

Usage

This shortens text. Don't use this for URLs. Use {{ShortLink}} instead.
Note: Requires Extension:StringFunctions

Usage

{{Short
|string =
|count  =
|suffix =
|tolerance  =
|forcecount = (yes)
}}

• count: optional / default: 25

The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).

It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long.

• suffix: optional / default: " …" (not ...)

Adds an suffix at the end of the shortened string.

• tolerance: optional / default: 5

Override the default tolerance. The higher the count the more you should set the tolerance. This is useful to not shorten the last words of a 1000 character text.

• forcecount: optional / default: no

forcecount=yes overrides the (default) tolerance and forces a strict count.

Examples

{{Short|string=123456789|count=3}}

Result:

{{Short|string=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9|count=6|suffix=<-The end}}

Result:

{{Short|string=Has inconsideratus nauta effrenus, Algor infrunitus, inconcussus Rogo eo non Namucense, 
commissum, laureatus Scutum, de boo si anhelo Commoneo procellosus sono emitto Crimen agna. 
Si subo Accubo castimonia hic ibi qua lux sto eu Pulcher Sem. Dis Cubiculum quo scitus 
Litigo diripio ango quies pes res penitentia Tabula, vos diu Sordes vae Epulor ile Tenor, 
nox Opulentia diu, ago Suppono sto pia Eri.|count=250}}

Result:

{{Short|string=Abiliter Frustro quo Latro pax Ethologus nec ico ops Fabrico innotesco.|count=500|suffix=<-The end}}

The sring shorter than the count. It will be fully returned without suffix.
Result:

{{Short|string=123456789|count=5}}

The default tolerance of 5 returns the string unshortened (9 – 5 = <=5)
Result:

{{Short|string=123456789|count=5|forcecount=yes}}

We force the count so it is shortened.
Result:

{{Short|string=123456789|count=5|tolerance=2}}

We use a tolreance=2. Nothing special.
Result:

{{Short|string=123456789|count=7|tolerance=2}}

We use a tolerance=2 and count=7.
Result: