Wordpress PHP Shorten the_title

Wordpress PHP Shorten the_title.php

<?php

// Shorten the Wordpress Title 
//	how to shorten the title in wordpress

 echo substr(the_title('', '', FALSE), 0, 40); 

// check here for more info: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-limit-character-on-title

// This is how i shorten the title and make sure to append '...' on the end of it:
// Make sure to define this guy first:

$title_string = strlen(get_the_title());								
								
// then put the following down below where you want the title

	echo substr(the_title('', '', FALSE), 0, 50) ;
		if ( $title_string > 50 ) {
			echo '...' ;
		} else { 
			echo ' ';
		} 

?>