Question Shorten text in activity stream.

templarart wrote:
I assume that you're using the default template for JomSocial. (Most of the other templates don't show content but if you're using a different template, just substitute the name for 'default' below.)

Edit /components/com_community/templates/default/activities.index.php

Not a big file...

Find: <?php echo $act->content; ?>

Change to: <?php echo substr($act->content,0,1000); ?>

You might want to change '1000' to however many characters you want to display.

Save and you're done.

Unfortunately, this file does not exist in blueface... Yet my activity stream runneth over from forum posts. I really need to get forum content into activity stream--but not more than 250 words. Is there any other file to edit--or other change?

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So, not to be rude--but I am getting the idea that no one on the development side of the plug-in that sends the content to the activity stream cares about this issue--or is unable to figure out a viable solution. If so, this feature really needs not be available because as it stands it is pretty worthless.

I suppose that if someone has a forum filled with Twitter Tweeting style posts, or those who cannot bring themselves to write more than one paragraph, all would be well. But with a busy forum filled with thinking people--trying to stream posts to activity wall simply overwhelms it and shoves any Jomsocial community activities right out the door.

Has anyone at all come close to a real solution for this? In the alternate, are there any plans to address this formally?

Any progress on this? My forum post are still taking up almost my whole activity stream...

Actually, the activity stream gets cluttered.

IMO, only the discussion title should be displayed, linking to the full post in the forum.

I deployed this "fix" with fair result. It is unfortunate that this is a "universal" limitation for all activity stream activities. Also, some care is necessary in certain templates. I use Rocket Theme, and in any RT template subsequent to the November 2009 (Reaction) issue--all use the Gantry/960 Grid design. In those templates, it is very easy to break the module position formatting created by JomSocial when a right column is used. Depending upon the template, I have not been able to get down below 750 characters--with 850 being the safest for display in FireFox, Chrome, IE8, and Safari.

The solution needs built into the core Kunena package, or a plugin with user definable length and "read more" insertion developed and offered.

MarkBoy81 wrote: Actually, the activity stream gets cluttered.

IMO, only the discussion title should be displayed, linking to the full post in the forum.

That is a default feature of JomSocial. You can set it up to only show the post content after you hit the more button.