Lack of interest Display character count/limits for text boxes

[Forsaken]

Froala has a component that allows displaying a character count and character limit, which I would like to see supported for text boxes.

It's frustrating when you are re-doing your signature and hit the character limit and have to try to edit it down, or when you are typing a large post and hit the character limit there.

 

[MaximilianKohler]

Yes please! The website I'm migrating to Xenforo from has this feature, and I find it quite essential.

As is, people are going to have to write their content somewhere that has a counter, and then paste it into Xenforo to submit... Not ideal.

 

[btmgreg]

Yes please! The website I'm migrating to Xenforo from has this feature, and I find it quite essential.

As is, people are going to have to write their content somewhere that has a counter, and then paste it into Xenforo to submit... Not ideal.

Whilst not ideal (would be great in core, although I'd imagine they would wait until replacing the current editor) - There are a few addons (free, I believe) that do accomplish this in a nice way. Worth searching for to avoid your current issue above

 

[Wing]

We use this addon with no issues: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/ap-character-counter.8810/

 

[btmgreg]

We use this addon with no issues: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/ap-character-counter.8810/

Display post character limit

Can rich text boxes be limited to match the character limit? Meaning, you either can't type anymore or the character count is displayed in the corner.

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