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title: "Display of Posts"
manual: "fixpunkt/fp-social"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fixpunkt/fp-social:post-display@main"
source: "FrontendOutput/PostDisplay.rst"
modified: "2026-09-17T09:45:28+00:00"
---

# Display of Posts

The following settings are available in both the [Plugin "Output Post"](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fixpunkt/fp-social:plugin-post@main) plugin and
the [Plugin "Social Wall"](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fixpunkt/fp-social:plugin-wall@main) plugin and control how the individual posts are
displayed.

The behavior described here refers to the default templates that are shipped
with this extension.

-   **`Post Display` \> `Truncate description`**

    **Default:** True

    If this setting is selected, the text of the post is truncated to a certain
    number of characters and then cut off with "…".

-   **`Post Display` \> `Truncate description to …`**

    **Default:** 200

    This setting is only available if the `Truncate description` option is
    true. The number of characters after which the text of the post should be
    cut off.

-   **`Post Display` \> `Compact display`**

    **Default:** False

    If this setting is selected, the text is shown over the image by means of a
    hover effect.

-   **`Post Display` \> `Show image`**

    **Default:** True

    If this setting is selected, an image of the post, if present, is displayed.

-   **`Post Display` \> `Show image in 1:1 format`**

    **Default:** False

    This setting is only available if the `Show image` option is true. If this
    setting is selected, an image, if present, is shown in 1:1 format.