Textarea Limit

The Textarea Limit module adds in character limiting to selected textarea widgets. Widgets are selected on the respective form display edit form(s). A global character limit can be used, configurable via admin form or a local limit can be set.

Requirements

This module requires the jquery.limit javascript library which is currently loaded externally.

Install/Usage

Install module via composer:

composer require drupal/textarea_limit
drush en textarea_limit

1. Configure global settings at: /admin/config/content/textarea-limit
2. Setup/add textarea field on entity of choice.
3. Adjust field form display formatting options on textarea field. Set custom text limit or use global text limit.
4. Now goto create/edit form for entity and inspect textarea field. It should now indicate how many characters are left/limit you.