Modifiers Modifiers are little functions that are applied to a variable in the template before it is displayed or used in some other context. Modifiers can be chained together. mixed smarty_modifier_name mixed $value [mixed $param1, ...] The first parameter to the modifier plugin is the value on which the modifier is to operate. The rest of the parameters are optional, depending on what kind of operation is to be performed. The modifier has to return the result of its processing. A simple modifier plugin This plugin basically aliases one of the built-in PHP functions. It does not have any additional parameters. ]]> More complex modifier plugin $length) { $length -= strlen($etc); $fragment = substr($string, 0, $length+1); if ($break_words) $fragment = substr($fragment, 0, -1); else $fragment = preg_replace('/\s+(\S+)?$/', '', $fragment); return $fragment.$etc; } else return $string; } ?> ]]> See also register_modifier(), unregister_modifier().