url_shorten() – Shorten a URL, to be used as link text.
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Description
Shortens a URL, to be used as link text.
Usage
$string = url_shorten( $url, $length );
Parameters
- $url
- ( string ) required – URL to shorten.
- $length
- ( int ) optional default: 35 – Optional. Maximum length of the shortened URL. Default 35 characters.
Returns
string Shortened URL.
Source
File name: wordpress/wp-includes/formatting.php
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function url_shorten( $url, $length = 35 ) { $stripped = str_replace( array( 'https://', 'http://', 'www.' ), '', $url ); $short_url = untrailingslashit( $stripped ); if ( strlen( $short_url ) > $length ) { $short_url = substr( $short_url, 0, $length - 3 ) . '…'; } return $short_url; }