Truncate Text WordPress Plugin

Description

Truncate Text is a simple WordPress plugin that allows you to truncate text in your posts and pages. Perfect for shortening usernames, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, or any lengthy content, this plugin provides flexible options to control how text is truncated.

Usage

  • Use the [truncate-text] shortcode to truncate text in your post or page content.
  • Use the [truncate-shortcode] shortcode to process nested shortcodes before truncating.

Optional Attributes

These attributes work with both shortcodes:
limit: Set the number of characters to display (default: 6).
Example: [truncate-text limit="8"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text] 0x8755B1...1622CC44
encoding: Specify the text encoding (default: UTF-8).
Example: [truncate-text encoding="ISO-8859-1"]text[/truncate-text]
location: Choose where to truncate: “start”, “middle” (default), or “end”.
Examples:
[truncate-text location="start"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text] ...1622CC44
[truncate-text location="middle"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text] 0x8755...22CC44
[truncate-text location="end"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text] 0x8755...
dots: Set the number of dots in the ellipsis (default: 3).
Examples:
[truncate-text location="end" dots="10"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text] 0x8755..........
[truncate-text location="middle" dots="5"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text] 0x8755.....22CC44

Nested Shortcode Example

  • [truncate-shortcode limit="6" location="end" dots="4"][another-shortcode][/truncate-shortcode]
    Processes the inner shortcode first, then truncates the result.

Support

If you have questions or issues, please reach out through our support channel at NateChisley.com. We’re happy to assist!

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow our guidelines for contributing at NateChisley.com.

Screenshots

Installation

  1. Log in to your WordPress site as an administrator.
  2. Go to the “Plugins” section in the WordPress dashboard.
  3. Click “Add New” and then click the “Upload Plugin” button.
  4. Choose the truncate-text.zip file from your computer and click “Install Now.”
  5. After installation is complete, click the “Activate Plugin” button.

Reviews

24 March 2025 1 reply
Best plugin for truncating text and not only, in my theme it also works inside the settings so I can control any text. I contacted the developer who in a few hours modified the plugin with my request and did it in a short time and going beyond my expectations. Great job!
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Contributors & Developers

“Truncate Text WordPress Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.3.0

  • Added location attribute to control truncation position (start, middle, end).
  • Added dots attribute to customize the number of ellipsis dots.

1.2.0

  • Verified compatibility with WordPress v6.7.

1.1.0

  • Verified compatibility with WordPress v6.2.

1.0.0

  • Initial release with [truncate-text] and [truncate-shortcode] shortcodes.