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#1 2010-12-14 11:18:34

Bongo-man

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Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 243

Is there a way to limit article lenght to 140 letters?

Is there a way to limit article lenght to 140 letters?

…I would like to create a Twitter-like interface for a tiny blog.

I’m also interested in a procedure to filter messages on the basis of keywords and language to let user freely post messages without needing to control them.

Last edited by Bongo-man (2010-12-14 11:20:53)

#2 2010-12-15 00:56:32

uli

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Re: Is there a way to limit article lenght to 140 letters?

Bongo-man wrote:

Is there a way to limit article lenght to 140 letters?

Not while editing, at least none I know of. But you can limit the length of the text you display with rvm_substr.

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#3 2010-12-15 02:43:33

Bongo-man

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Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 243

Re: Is there a way to limit article lenght to 140 letters?

I thank you. I will try to apply it to realize what I need.

#4 2010-12-15 03:07:51

maverick

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From: Southeastern Michigan, USA

Registered: 2005-01-14

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Re: Is there a way to limit article lenght to 140 letters?

For limiting the character input:

Perhaps you can use javascript?

Google Search for JQuery limit TextArea

Example JQuery Plugin: Text Limiter and Counter

You need to inject the js into the admin side – on the Write tab (unless you are thinking a front-end form like mem_simple_form”.

So it probably would be easiest to create an admin plugin?

Last edited by maverick (2010-12-15 03:18:36)