Displaying a character limit as a word count

[nicky.neighbour]

Hi

I would like to display a character limit within a multi line text property as a word count, and I would like to display the remaining word count below the text box.

For example a field can contain a maximum of 250 words. I would set this as a character limit of 1600, but I would like the end user to see a word limit of 250 words, with the text displayed changing as the user types words into the field.
I would also like to display an error message which tells the user how far over the word count they are.

Does anyone have experience of configuring this?

Thank you

[adam.mills]

Hi Nicky,

You can add the character count to a multi line text box by clicking “Show Character Count” in the presentation menu of the presenter in page builder.

Currently we only support letter count not word-count.
The limit is shown below the box like so (16 / 250) and is taken from the data type, you will need to create a new data type with a new limit:

If word count is essential you could either create an idea or look to produce a custom presenter to do this job for you.

Another option would be to use a fragment validator that would show an error message when the limit of 250 words was exceeded.

Copy and paste this code into a new Fragment Validator and apply it to the field in question.

var value = fragment_presenter.get_value() ||'';
return (value.split(' ').length > 250) ? 'Limit of 250 words has been exceeded (' + value.split(' ').length + ' / 250)' : { valid: true, warning: value.split(' ').length + ' / 250 Word Limit' };

When you leave the field, the word limit will be expressed below.

Valid:

Invalid:

Let me know if you need any further assistance.

[nicky.neighbour]

@adam.mills

support

Thanks Adam, we’ll explore these options and see what works best for us.