https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field Gravity Support Forums Topic: How to set maximum number characters typed into a Post Field? en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:05:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-20859 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:13:52 +0000 drkenny 20859@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi,<br /> I have just purchased and installed version 1.4.5.<br /> I see that max characters is present for single line text. Is it possible to do this for the field 'paragraph text'?<br /> Thanks,<br /> Kenny </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-11470 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:16:36 +0000 mikeboysen 11470@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Haha. I'm actually looking for a minimum character restriction. Perhaps it would be best if you provided a range from minimum to maximum allowing either end to be open. I would like this for post body because in one case I have a problem where too little content is entered and in others, too much </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-9723 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:38:33 +0000 semrocc 9723@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks for the update Kevin...I just checked my post and I actually meant textareas...sorry for the confusion.</p> <p>Really looking forward to the release! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-9721 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:33:49 +0000 Kevin Flahaut 9721@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>As of version 1.4, the maxchar attribute can be set on standard text fields. </p> <p><a href="http://grab.by/grabs/f46cb520791b216a7c8c1434f188fab4.png" rel="nofollow">screenshot</a></p> <p>We'll be adding character limit support for textareas, probably including a character count script as well in an upcoming version. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-9720 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:40:10 +0000 semrocc 9720@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>As a new user of Gravity Forms, I must say that this is a tremendous plugin. I was a little surprised that max characters wasn't an option in text fields, but I do look forward to when it is implemented.</p> <p>Keep up the great work! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-6702 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:12:19 +0000 Kevin Flahaut 6702@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hey Fred, I emailed you the contact info. Good luck with it. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-6700 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:03:33 +0000 Fred Romano 6700@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I would be interested in that, please email me. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-6699 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:38:14 +0000 Kevin Flahaut 6699@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Fred, yes, it's going to be added but it's still going to be a little further down the line. I know you've been itching for it.</p> <p>Check out the jQuery plugin I referenced above. It looks pretty sweet and fairly simple to implement.</p> <p><a href="http://roy-jin.appspot.com/jsp/textareaCounter.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://roy-jin.appspot.com/jsp/textareaCounter.jsp</a> </p> <p>You can call the plugin file, then in your your page template or header file, set up the parameters for multiple fields. It looks like you can restrict by the number of words or characters and it even adds a nice counter so people know where they're at.</p> <p>If you need somebody to help implement something like that for you as an interim solution, I'd be happy to recommend a good developer. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-6698 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:19:35 +0000 Fred Romano 6698@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Do you think you might add this option in a future release? I really need the ability for several text boxes to have limits on total characters. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-to-set-maximum-number-characters-typed-into-a-post-field#post-6692 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:29:54 +0000 jhayes4 6692@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thank you both very much for the update on this workaround! </p>