From 8b74ed680dd2352337d6b85df99a5996704f2604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bill bittner <bittner.w@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:01:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] added truncate feature to description function

---
 helpers/handlebarsHelpers.js | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/helpers/handlebarsHelpers.js b/helpers/handlebarsHelpers.js
index 1d2c973e..d660a600 100644
--- a/helpers/handlebarsHelpers.js
+++ b/helpers/handlebarsHelpers.js
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ function determineOgTitle (storedTitle, defaultTitle) {
 };
 
 function determineOgDescription (storedDescription, defaultDescription) {
-  return ifEmptyReturnOther(storedDescription, defaultDescription);
+  const length = 200;
+  let description = ifEmptyReturnOther(storedDescription, defaultDescription);
+  if (description.length >= length) {
+    description = `${description.substring(0, length)}...`;
+  };
+  return description;
 };
 
 function ifEmptyReturnOther (value, replacement) {