If you see a field marked 'Description' you know roughly what type of content to put in there. But how do you know how much of it to write? A single sentence might do, but maybe a paragraph or more is required? A great content plan should recommend an ideal length for every type of content, so content authors and designers alike can make informed decisions.
This module extends the TextField, TextareaField and HTMLEditorField classes in SilverStripe to allow you to set a recommended content length, and set soft upper and lower limits on character count.
SilverStripe 3.1+ (3.3 tested)
Packagist listing and installation instructions
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With the module installed you can call call setTargetLength() on TextField, TextareaField and HTMLEditorField form fields.
// Ideal length: 100 characters
// Minimum: 75 (automatically set at 75% of ideal)
// Maximum: 125 (automatically set at 125% of ideal)
$field->setTargetLength(100);
// Ideal length: 100 characters
// Minimum: 25
// Maximum: 150
$field->setTargetLength(100, 25, 150);
// Prefer to think in word count?
// 6 characters per word works okay for English
$field->setTargetLength(50*6);I donate a lot of my time to open-source projects, so if you use this module in a commercial project a small donation to keep me motivated would be much appreciated. If you'd like to sponsor additional development on this module I'd love to hear from you.
- Translation
- Customise hint text through config