Feature Request - Character Limit

[Sklohr100]

First, is this the proper place to make feature requests?

Anyway, with the new inline editing in Pro 2.2.0, it would be awesome to be able to limit the number of characters on any text based element. This would make it much easier for teams to create a page, and easily hand it off to content writers or clients. Paired with the new set of role based permissions, we can rest easy knowing that they can not destroy the design by cramming too much content into certain areas.

[ruenel]

Hey There,

Thanks for posting in! We certainly appreciate the feedback! This is something we can add to our list of feature requests. This way it can be taken into consideration for future development. All of these items are discussed with our team internally and prioritized based on the amount of interest a particular feature might receive.

Thanks!

[kyle]

@5foldmarketing, just wanted to chime in on this one. I can see this being a nice idea in theory, however one of the more practical aspects we need to take into account for each feature is a) how many people would use it and b) what would the user experience be like.

Starting with the experience, I could see this causing some problems for content writers specifically as limiting by character count would end up limiting them on what they may want to write from a copy standpoint. Since a lot of design and building out a site involves a certain amount of tinkering I think a hard limit on something as fundamental as character count might be a bit too restrictive. As a happy medium, I could see the designer putting in some holder text that was about the size they planned for the space and so the client/team member can get an idea of what amount of text can look good given the layout.

On the demand side, we’ll certainly monitor other feedback to see if there is more interest, however I think it could create some unintended consequences that may end up making the end user’s experience less than ideal. I could see it being a bit frustrating to try and make changes to a site only to find out I’m limited from being able to do so. Definitely one of those gray areas as I can certainly see a use for it in more narrow applications. We’ll kick it around but did want to pass on a couple quick thoughts.