How can I increase the category description character amount or remove the truncation on the home page?

The category description is based on the first paragraph in the “About” topic for that category. So, if you want to make the descriptions longer, add the information to the first paragraph.

The description excerpt truncation happens on the server here. app/models/category.rb 06084fb8b def description_excerpt return nil unless self.description @@cache_excerpt ||= LruRedux::ThreadSafeCache.new(1000) @@c…

Thank you, that is perfect for my needs!

Category description truncating

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Ziirahdane November 30, 2020, 5:53pm 3

Yes, I have a longer description inputted in the About topic, but I am specifically referencing how to remove the truncating as shown here:

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Category description truncating

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