Title: Truncating text Last modified: June 2, 2019 --- # Truncating text * [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/) * I am using woocommerce storefront with power pack and have talked to their support with no luck on this issue. On the home page woocommerce feeds in multiple topics and products and i like that what I do not like is the fact that the short description is so long making the page much longer than needs to be. I would like to truncate that text to 2 lines or so many words, letters etc… I have had no luck with everything on line so hope someone here can help. Thank you * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ftruncating-text%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 27 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595898) * You could add this to your functions file of your child theme. * ``` function description_in_shop_loop_item() { global $product; $limit = 35; //number of characters $description = $product->get_description(); if (strlen($description) > $limit) { $excerpt = substr($description, 0, $limit) . '...'; } else { $excerpt = $description; } echo '

'.$excerpt.'

'; } ``` * Thread Starter [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595912) * Stef thanks where would I add it in the child theme? in the functions.php of the child theme? * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595917) * Take a screenshot of your functions file use something like imgur or snag.gy to post to * You want to add it right after the * ` [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/syfbLkE) * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595939) * Looks good. Although I never advise editing in the Theme Editor. Always try and use SFTP/FTP when you can. * Thread Starter [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595945) * oh ok new to all this… so it is in place but the text is not being shortened/ truncated on the home page * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/PsGCZAf) * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595958) * You have to clear your cache every time you add code or do file edits. * Open in a private browser if you don’t know how to clear cache * Thread Starter [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595973) * I did clear cache and tested in firefox and chrome plus incognito window still shows full text * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595988) * You sure you added it to the Storefront theme and not the TwentyNineteen theme? All the more reason to learn SFTP/FTP. * Look at the Drop Down when in Theme Editor to the right. Make sure Storefront Child is selected. Make sure you also have the latest Storefront installed. * Powerpack maybe blocking it but I doubt it. Tested on mine and it works. * Thread Starter [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11595990) * yes if you look at the first picture I sent it also confirms the child theme is active and I just viewed the ftp file and it is correct * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11596007) * How are you achieving the short description on that page? Shortcode? * Thread Starter [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11596024) * no it is feed in from woocommece storefront automatically it is an option to select * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11596032) * The only thing I think it could be is you copied it and your computer changed the quotes. Meaning it reformatted the ‘ character * I have it working on my [demo site](http://serafindesigns.com/projects/dev_one/) using all: recent, best selling, featured, etc. - This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/). * [Stef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serafinnyc/) * (@serafinnyc) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11596035) * Also, if you used a snippet to add the short description to these you’ll need to remove it because by default this is not part of the theme. My code takes care of both. * Thread Starter [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * (@matheny00) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/#post-11596040) * ok ill go to the file direct and type your text into it and ftp it. the test comes from the short description page for the product direct. thank you Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 27 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Truncating text’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [short description](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/short-description/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 27 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [matheny00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matheny00/) * Last activity: [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/truncating-text/page/2/#post-11596207) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics