Suggestion: ACP option to disable IPB's automatic Link wrapping (showing more characters for the link)

[OverDriveAdamJ]

Please see
http://forums.invisionpower.com/topic/287067-link-wraping/page__pid__1840069__st__0

As the internet slowly moves to longer URLs, with better descriptions of the content, truncating the link's text should be an option in ACP (either enable/disable, or enable and x amount of characters, with your default of ~35 characters). It's easier to see what content your link is going to if it's longer than the truncating number, especially if it's all from a domain with a long name, and multiple links from the same website's directory within the same post.

[Wolfie]

[quote name='OverDriveAdamJ' date='07 August 2009 - 05:10 PM' timestamp='1249679424' post='1840175']
Please see
http://forums.invisionpower.com/topic/287067-link-wraping/page__pid__1840069__st__0

As the internet slowly moves to longer URLs, with better descriptions of the content, truncating the link's text should be an option in ACP (either enable/disable, or enable and x amount of characters, with your default of ~35 characters). It's easier to see what content your link is going to if it's longer than the truncating number, especially if it's all from a domain with a long name, and multiple links from the same website's directory within the same post.

So then your topic should read "link truncating" not link "wrapping" :P

I like this suggestion.


Then it could add the numbers together along with 3 for a threshold point and then use those numbers for parsing.

Enable link truncating?		( )Yes ( )No

Number of characters to keep?	Left [__] and Right [__]

[Collin1000]

[quote name='.Wolfie' date='07 August 2009 - 02:16 PM' timestamp='1249679792' post='1840177']
So then your topic should read "link truncating" not link "wrapping" :P

I like this suggestion.


Then it could add the numbers together along with 3 for a threshold point and then use those numbers for parsing.


I used the word "wrap" on my original topic that was linked to, my screenshot demonstrates why. My bad.
And yes, this should be a setting. I dont see why it wouldnt be, really. :/

Enable link truncating?		( )Yes ( )No

Number of characters to keep?	Left [__] and Right [__]

[OverDriveAdamJ]

My bad, I thought i changed the topic title. I can't edit it now either. A mod will have to.

[mld11]

I third(?) this suggestion, it sounds like a great idea.

Especially since this current topic is off my address bar, lol:

http://forums.invisionpower.com/topic/290192-suggestion-acp-option-to-disable-ipbs-automatic-link-wrapping-showing-more-characters-for-the-link/

[Michael]

I support this suggestion. :)

[Fishfish0001]

I fifth it.

(No I don't plead the fifth)

[Wolfie]

If you like the suggestion, click the (+) on the OP.

[quote name='Fishfish0001' date='07 August 2009 - 06:30 PM' timestamp='1249684243' post='1840225']
I fifth it.

(No I don't plead the fifth)


With that as your avatar, maybe you should plead the fifth...

:P

[Wolfie]

Download and import this file into your settings area.

The you can go to Settings > Forums > Topics, Posts and Polls
And under "Making a Post", you'll find "Disable URL truncating?". Enjoy!

[OverDriveAdamJ]

SWEEEEEET!

I undid my mod and imported your setting. It works!

Thank you!

[Wolfie]

Yeah the feature was already there, just no setting was ever created for it. I noticed this when I was looking at the source to try to tinker with it.. :)

[Michael]

[quote name='.Wolfie' date='07 August 2009 - 08:09 PM' timestamp='1249690145' post='1840300']
Yeah the feature was already there, just no setting was ever created for it. I noticed this when I was looking at the source to try to tinker with it.. :)

The setting is hardcoded (kinda like how I did it in that other topic) in the source for RSS exports.

[Wolfie]

Well, it should be available for the Admin to use too. :D

[xecutey]

[quote name='.Wolfie' date='07 August 2009 - 11:31 PM' timestamp='1249687884' post='1840274']
Download and import this file into your settings area.

The you can go to Settings > Forums > Topics, Posts and Polls
And under "Making a Post", you'll find "Disable URL truncating?". Enjoy!



You are a life saver.
The URL truncation broke my Soundcloud bbcode.
Now I should be able to get it to work again.

Also I hate truncation anyway.
Cheers again +1


This really should be a default option.

[Breaking Legs]

[quote name='.Wolfie' date='07 August 2009 - 11:31 PM' timestamp='1249687884' post='1840274']
Download and import this file into your settings area.

The you can go to Settings > Forums > Topics, Posts and Polls
And under "Making a Post", you'll find "Disable URL truncating?". Enjoy!


Il try this thanks

[Wolfie]

[quote name='.Wolfie' date='07 August 2009 - 06:31 PM' timestamp='1249687884' post='1840274']
Download and import this file into your settings area.

Il try this thanks

To answer your question (before you changed your post)..

ACP, System, edit settings. Then at the bottom there is a section where you can import an XML file.

[Bmoeller]

http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/290192-suggestion-acp-option-to-disable-ipbs-automatic-link-wrapping-showing-more-characters-for-the-link/page__view__findpost__p__1840274
Found this very useful
Thanks

[Ted Crow]

Thank You! I had to modify the source of 2.x to get this to work before!

[CnCNet]

In my opinion the default should be changed. Preferably it should be disabled by default, otherwise the limit should be increased to something like 100.