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The Textarea Limit module adds in character limiting to selected textarea widgets. Widgets are selected on the respective form display edit form(s). A global character limit can be used, configurable via admin form or a local limit can be set.
Requirements
This module requires the jquery.limit javascript library which is currently loaded externally.
Install/Usage
Install module via composer:
composer require drupal/textarea_limit
drush en textarea_limit
- Configure global settings at: /admin/config/content/textarea-limit
- Setup/add textarea field on entity of choice.
- Adjust field form display formatting options on textarea field. Set custom text limit or use global text limit.
- Now goto create/edit form for entity and inspect textarea field. It should now indicate how many characters are left/limit you.
Supporting organizations:
Initial development
Project information
Minimally maintained
Maintainers monitor issues, but fast responses are not guaranteed.- Maintenance fixes only
Considered feature-complete by its maintainers. - Project categories: Administration tools, Content editing experience, Site structure
228 sites report using this module- Created by mikejw on , updated
Stable releases for this project are covered by the security advisory policy.
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