Increase the 50 Character forum title limit

[0ptima]

I have forum titles that need more than the 50 character limit. Can this be changed in the next release?

 

[EQnoble]

First off, I would always recommend that if you can't write file edits for yourself, don't use file edits. Same goes for queries.

That said if you have a clone of your site to test things on....


Do both bullets:

• MySQL Query:

ALTER TABLE `xf_node` MODIFY title varchar(100), MODIFY node_name varchar(100);

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• File Edit:

library/XenForo/DataWriter/Node.php
@ line: 59​

Find:

  'title'              => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'required' => true, 'maxLength' => 50,

Replace/Edit: ('maxLength' => NUMERIC_VALUE)

  'title'              => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'required' => true, 'maxLength' => 100,

@ line: 62

Find:

  'node_name'          => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'default' => null, 'verification' => array('$this', '_verifyNodeName'), 'maxLength' => 50),

Replace/Edit: ('maxLength' => NUMERIC_VALUE)

  'node_name'          => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'default' => null, 'verification' => array('$this', '_verifyNodeName'), 'maxLength' => 100),

I have not tested it through an upgrade but when you do update xf you will have to redo the file edit with the possibility of having to redo the query as well (not sure if XF upgrades touch that).​

 

[jamalfree]

+1

 

[NoNameIdea]

+1, good luck with getting your suggestion added

 

[EQnoble]

+1, good luck with getting your suggestion added

Generally at this forum, the staff uses the count of likes given to the original post to gauge interest of it. If you support the suggestion, I suggest liking the first post.

 

[NoNameIdea]

Generally at this forum, the staff uses the count of likes given to the original post to gauge interest of it. If you support the suggestion, I suggest liking the first post.

Thanks for telling me that, I never saw this on other forums, on these there were Support/Neutral/No Support ratings

 

[argy]

Can someone tell me if this also works for XF2?

 

[Masetrix]

Can someone tell me if this also works for XF2?

Yes here 2.0.11

BtW.
+1

 

[iKODEAK]

For xf 2 you have to look at file

/src/XF/Entity/Node.php

find row

        $structure->columns = [
            'node_id' => ['type' => self::UINT, 'autoIncrement' => true, 'nullable' => true],
            'title' => ['type' => self::STR, 'maxLength' => 50,
                'required' => 'please_enter_valid_title'
            ],

and change to

        $structure->columns = [
            'node_id' => ['type' => self::UINT, 'autoIncrement' => true, 'nullable' => true],
            'title' => ['type' => self::STR, 'maxLength' => 100,
                'required' => 'please_enter_valid_title'
            ],

 

[SyTry]

You can use Change Title Length (STCTL2) by @au lait :

• https://xenmade.com/xenmade-addons/change-title-length-stctl2.53/