The intelligent shortening for social media systems like Twitter, GNU Social and App.net can now be disabled.

include/plaintext.php

@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ function plaintext($a, $b, $limit = 0, $includedlinks = false, $htmlmode = 2) {
 				$post["url"] = $b["plink"];
 			} elseif (strpos($b["body"], "[share") !== false)
 				$post["url"] = $b["plink"];
+			elseif (get_pconfig($b["uid"], "system", "no_intelligent_shortening"))
+				$post["url"] = $b["plink"];
 
 			$msg = shortenmsg($msg, $limit);
 		}

mod/settings.php

@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 
 		check_form_security_token_redirectOnErr('/settings/connectors', 'settings_connectors');
 
-		if(x($_POST, 'imap-submit')) {
+		if(x($_POST, 'general-submit')) {
+			set_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening', $_POST['no_intelligent_shortening']);
+		} elseif(x($_POST, 'imap-submit')) {
 
 			$mail_server       = ((x($_POST,'mail_server')) ? $_POST['mail_server'] : '');
 			$mail_port         = ((x($_POST,'mail_port')) ? $_POST['mail_port'] : '');
@@ -733,7 +735,24 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 
 	if(($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'connectors')) {
 
-		$settings_connectors = "";
+		$settings_connectors = '<span id="settings_general_inflated" class="settings-block fakelink" style="display: block;" onclick="openClose(\'settings_general_expanded\'); openClose(\'settings_general_inflated\');">';
+		$settings_connectors .= '<h3 class="connector">'. t('General Social Media Settings').'</h3>';
+		$settings_connectors .= '</span>';
+		$settings_connectors .= '<div id="settings_general_expanded" class="settings-block" style="display: none;">';
+		$settings_connectors .= '<span class="fakelink" onclick="openClose(\'settings_general_expanded\'); openClose(\'settings_general_inflated\');">';
+		$settings_connectors .= '<h3 class="connector">'. t('General Social Media Settings').'</h3>';
+		$settings_connectors .= '</span>';
+
+		$checked = ((get_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening')) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '');
+
+		$settings_connectors .= '<div id="general-shortening-wrapper">';
+		$settings_connectors .= '<label id="general-shortening-label" for="shortening-checkbox">'. t('Disable intelligent shortening'). '</label>';
+		$settings_connectors .= '<input id="shortening-checkbox" type="checkbox" name="no_intelligent_shortening" value="1" ' . $checked . '/>';
+		$settings_connectors .= '</div>';
+
+		$settings_connectors .= '<div class="settings-submit-wrapper" ><input type="submit" name="general-submit" class="settings-submit" value="' . t('Save Settings') . '" /></div>';
+
+		$settings_connectors .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
 
 		call_hooks('connector_settings', $settings_connectors);