truncated product descriptions in new product listings

Notice that my product descriptions are truncated on the new products listings I know that some of the descriptions are rather long but they need to be tried altering through admin but no change is there any way to resolve this.
Thanks
Peter
http://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk/index.php?main_page=

admin/Configuration/New Listing/Display Product Description ... enter number of characters you need.

Rob

rstevenson:

admin/Configuration/New Listing/Display Product Description ... enter number of characters you need.

Rob

already tried that set it to 1000 no change got a feeling it's hard coded somewhere just can't find where :frusty:

According to OO Writer's word count, they are truncating at 1000 characters. If you need them longer, try 1500 or 2000.

blonde alert meant product name not description

discoverytdi:

blonde alert meant product name not description

The length of the product names is specified in the database, so you'll need to use your phpMyAdmin (or cPanel interface) to change those. There's a good description here.

NOTE: be careful ...

Are you wanting to actually truncate the database field? Or are you wanting to truncate the display of the database field? :unsure:

Sounds like this one is to truncate the display not the content of the database field ...

lat9:

The length of the product names is specified in the database, so you'll need to use your phpMyAdmin (or cPanel interface) to change those. There's a good description here.

I'd done that when I first installed zencart think it's hard coded somewhere

Ajeh:

NOTE: be careful ...

Are you wanting to actually truncate the database field? Or are you wanting to truncate the display of the database field? :unsure:

Sounds like this one is to truncate the display not the content of the database field ...
the product names are only truncated in certain places like the new products January
Think I'll give up on this it's obviously something to do with the template as whatever I alter has no effect and if I carry on I'll mess something up.

An example of a product name that has been truncated, including what you want it to read would help.

stevesh:

An example of a product name that has been truncated, including what you want it to read would help.

If you look at the main page in the new products for January any description over about 38 characters long it being truncated by periods ...
http://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk/
you may have to refresh the page to find an example

That's how your template designer designed the template. It would be most efficient to contact them for help fixing it to suit your needs specifically.

DrByte:

That's how your template designer designed the template. It would be most efficient to contact them for help fixing it to suit your needs specifically.
Thought so I can live with it just being picky

You might be able to compare their custom version of /includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/new_products.php against the original /includes/modules/new_products.php file, to see what they've changed. They might have added calls to zen_trunc_string() or might have simply used less efficient substr() instead.

DrByte:

You might be able to compare their custom version of /includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/new_products.php against the original /includes/modules/new_products.php file, to see what they've changed. They might have added calls to zen_trunc_string() or might have simply used less efficient substr() instead.

that did it
substr($new_products->fields['products_name'], 0, 40) . (strlen($new_products->fields['products_name']) > 40 ? "..." : "") . '</a></div>
just increased the figures in red. or is there a better way of coding it cheers again

That'll do.