Hello,

I'm afraid this method does not work in JEvents. You would be best of using the JEvents truncated descriptions. So they are always the same length and you show a read more link.

Many thanks
Tony

Thanks. What does "JEvents truncated descriptions" imply?

It means it 'Truncates' the text to a set length automatically :-)

And how do I achieve that? In event list, all the text in description field is displayed. I see how I can truncate description in latest events module, but how can I apply this to a List of events menu item?

Hello,

Did you look in the Custom Layout for the list row? You can select the truncated tag from the right?

In the module is a little more complicated you can use:
${content(120|...)}

Which would show 120 characters as per:
https://www.jevents.net/frequently-asked-questions/custom-format-strings

Many thanks
Tony

Thanks. So when I've made the custom list view with truncated description, how can I connect that to the standard menu item List of Events? Or is it a totally different menu item I should use? Reason I ask is because the truncated field is not available in that menu item.

Hello,

How do you mean connect it? If you apply it to: JEvents -> Custom Layouts -> List Row it will apply to all JEvents List Views.

Many thanks
Tony

I may have som learning to do here. so bear with me.
I've established the menu item "List of events". Its the standard menu item where you can choose which fields to display (and the order of the fields). As the truncated desc field is not among the fields that can be chosen for this particular menu item list, I wondered how I could display the truncated desc in that particular list
What you are saying, is that the desc field will be truncated anyhow, I guess? I'll test it later today.

OK, thanks. Will do.