diff --git a/src/util/Helpers.hpp b/src/util/Helpers.hpp
index 1552ae404..bb6c742a2 100644
--- a/src/util/Helpers.hpp
+++ b/src/util/Helpers.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,43 @@ static QString CreateUUID()
     return uuid.toString();
 }
 
+static QString createLink(const QString &url, bool file = false)
+{
+    if (file) {
+        return QString("<a href=\"file:///" + url +
+                       "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" + url +
+                       "</span></a>");
+    }
+
+    return QString("<a href=\"" + url + "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" +
+                   url + "</span></a>");
+}
+
+static QString createNamedLink(const QString &url, const QString &name, bool file = false)
+{
+    if (file) {
+        return QString("<a href=\"file:///" + url +
+                       "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" + name +
+                       "</span></a>");
+    }
+
+    return QString("<a href=\"" + url + "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" +
+                   name + "</span></a>");
+}
+
+static QString shortenString(const QString &str, unsigned maxWidth = 50)
+{
+    if (str.size() <= maxWidth) {
+        return str;
+    }
+
+    QString shortenedStr = str;
+    shortenedStr.resize(47);
+    shortenedStr += "...";
+
+    return shortenedStr;
+}
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
 
 namespace fmt {
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/ExternalToolsPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/ExternalToolsPage.cpp
index 49204d9cb..c57768528 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/ExternalToolsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/ExternalToolsPage.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExternalToolsPage.hpp"
 
 #include "Application.hpp"
+#include "util/Helpers.hpp"
 #include "util/LayoutCreator.hpp"
 
 #include <QGroupBox>
@@ -9,14 +10,6 @@
     "Choose", "Source", "High", "Medium", "Low", "Audio only"
 
 namespace chatterino {
-namespace {
-    QString createLink(const QString &url, const QString &name)
-    {
-        return QString("<a href=\"" + url +
-                       "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" + name +
-                       "</span></a>");
-    }
-}  // namespace
 
 ExternalToolsPage::ExternalToolsPage()
     : SettingsPage("External tools", "")
@@ -39,8 +32,8 @@ ExternalToolsPage::ExternalToolsPage()
         description->setStyleSheet("color: #bbb");
 
         auto links = new QLabel(
-            createLink("https://streamlink.github.io/", "Website") + " " +
-            createLink(
+            createNamedLink("https://streamlink.github.io/", "Website") + " " +
+            createNamedLink(
                 "https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/releases/latest",
                 "Download"));
         links->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp
index 89d6b2411..e7210f5a6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "controllers/taggedusers/TaggedUsersModel.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Logging.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
+#include "util/Helpers.hpp"
 #include "util/LayoutCreator.hpp"
 #include "widgets/helper/EditableModelView.hpp"
 
@@ -25,18 +26,6 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-inline QString createLink(const QString &url, bool file = false)
-{
-    if (file) {
-        return QString("<a href=\"file:///" + url +
-                       "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" + url +
-                       "</span></a>");
-    }
-
-    return QString("<a href=\"" + url + "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" +
-                   url + "</span></a>");
-}
-
 qint64 dirSize(QString dirPath)
 {
     qint64 size = 0;
@@ -110,20 +99,10 @@ ModerationPage::ModerationPage()
                     pathOriginal = logPath;
                 }
 
-                QString pathShortened;
-
-                if (pathOriginal.size() > 50) {
-                    pathShortened = pathOriginal;
-                    pathShortened.resize(50);
-                    pathShortened += "...";
-                } else {
-                    pathShortened = pathOriginal;
-                }
-
-                pathShortened = "Logs saved at <a href=\"file:///" +
-                                pathOriginal +
-                                "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" +
-                                pathShortened + "</span></a>";
+                QString pathShortened =
+                    "Logs saved at <a href=\"file:///" + pathOriginal +
+                    "\"><span style=\"color: white;\">" +
+                    shortenString(pathOriginal, 50) + "</span></a>";
 
                 logsPathLabel->setText(pathShortened);
                 logsPathLabel->setToolTip(pathOriginal);