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Long user display names can cause the admin bar and user info dropdown layout to break, especially on smaller screens. This PR fixes the issue by truncating the display name to 40 characters in the backend before rendering, ensuring the layout remains stable and consistent.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63607

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function wp_admin_bar_my_account_item( $wp_admin_bar ) {
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
$display_name = mb_strimwidth( $current_user->display_name, 0, 40, '...' );
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The admin toolbar already uses wp_html_excerpt() to trim the Site Title (on the top level) to the first 40 characters.

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$display_name = mb_strimwidth( $current_user->display_name, 0, 40, '...' );
$display_name = wp_html_excerpt( $current_user->display_name, 40, '…' );

function wp_admin_bar_my_account_menu( $wp_admin_bar ) {
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
$display_name = mb_strimwidth( $current_user->display_name, 0, 40, '...' );
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(this also could use wp_html_excerpt())

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