The only solution I can think of is to create a custom field called ‘longtitle’ and put your long title in there. Then, retrieve that field during the loop, and use its value in place of the_title tag.
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post();
$postmeta = get_post_custom($post->ID); ?>
<h2><?php echo $postmeta['longtitle'][0]; ?></h2>
rest of loop code here ...
<?php endwhile; ?>
Actually, there is another way. You could use this plugin. Create a dummy page with the short title for your menu, and redirect it to the real page with the long title.
http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/
The only problem with that is you would have to find a way to exclude the “real” page from your menu.
Should add if else statement there, if that custom meta don’t exist return to the_title()
Should add if else statement there, if that custom meta don’t exist return to the_title()
Yes, true. I didn’t intend that as production-ready code, I was just outlining the general idea.
I found a plugin for this:
http://www.stuffbysarah.net/wordpress-plugins/page-menu-editor/
It basically just automates what I was describing about a ‘longtitle’ custom field.
Thread Starter
hj
(@hj)
Ambrosite and Zeo, thanks for your replies. I’m not a coder…which file is that code example from?
Might be easier for me to use that plugin 😉
If you’re not a coder, I recommend using the plugin (Page Menu Editor). The code sample I gave is incomplete, and the plugin works quite well.
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hj
(@hj)
Thanks, I installed it….just the ticket!
cheers
