Truncate Text lets you shorten long strings of text in posts, pages, or custom content.

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<p>Truncate Text lets you shorten long strings of text in posts, pages, or custom content. Ideal for trimming usernames, crypto wallet addresses, or any lengthy content, it offers flexible options to control exactly how and where the text is truncated.</p>
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<h3>Usage</h3>
<ul>
<li>Use the <code>[truncate-text]</code> shortcode to truncate text in your post or page content.</li>
<li>Use the <code>[truncate-shortcode]</code> shortcode to process nested shortcodes before truncating.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Optional Attributes</h3>
<p>These attributes work with both shortcodes:<br />
– <strong><code>limit</code></strong>: Set the number of characters to display (default: 6).<br />
  Example: <code>[truncate-text limit="8"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>0x8755B1...1622CC44</code><br />
– <strong><code>encoding</code></strong>: Specify the text encoding (default: UTF-8).<br />
  Example: <code>[truncate-text encoding="ISO-8859-1"]text[/truncate-text]</code><br />
– <strong><code>location</code></strong>: Choose where to truncate: “start”, “middle” (default), or “end”.<br />
  Examples:<br />
  – <code>[truncate-text location="start"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>...1622CC44</code><br />
  – <code>[truncate-text location="middle"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>0x8755...22CC44</code><br />
  – <code>[truncate-text location="end"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>0x8755...</code><br />
– <strong><code>dots</code></strong>: Set the number of dots in the ellipsis (default: 3).<br />
  Examples:<br />
  – <code>[truncate-text location="end" dots="10"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>0x8755..........</code><br />
  – <code>[truncate-text location="middle" dots="5"]0x8755B12f034ee7b2383fCF5E849201C71622CC44[/truncate-text]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>0x8755.....22CC44</code></p>
<h3>Nested Shortcode Example</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[truncate-shortcode limit="6" location="end" dots="4"][another-shortcode][/truncate-shortcode]</code><br />
Processes the inner shortcode first, then truncates the result.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>If you have questions or issues, please reach out through our support channel at <a href="https://natechisley.com" rel="nofollow ugc">NateChisley.com</a>. We’re happy to assist!</p>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>We welcome contributions! Please follow our guidelines for contributing at <a href="https://natechisley.com" rel="nofollow ugc">NateChisley.com</a>.</p>


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