Character limit on a metadata field?

Squiz Matrix Support
1

Is there any way to limit the amount of characters a user can input into a metadata field in 3.16.6? I know its available in later versions, but need this functionality in our current version. If not, is there any other way to print out the first 100 characters of a content div, without using javascript?

2

used in paintlayout, asset listing:%asset_metadata_metadata_field_name^maxchars:100%
used in page content:%globals_asset_metadata_metadata_field_name^maxchars:100%

3

Those keyword modifiers didn't exist in 3.16, so Geoff wont be able to use them. I don't think there is any way to do this in your version.

4

I've tried the suggestion above but it looks like the keyword modifier is not available in 3.16.6. It's not working anyway. Any other ideas?

5

I’ve used jQuery to limit fields before - there are plenty of plugins for this out there.


This one works for me.



This one works for me.