WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF

WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF is a powerful, feature-rich WordPress plugin that enables you to set maximum character limits for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) WYSIWYG editor fields. Perfect for maintaining content quality, SEO optimization, and editorial consistency across your WordPress site.

Key Features

Character Limiting & Counting:

• Global Limit – Set a site-wide default limit for all WYSIWYG fields
• Per-Field Limits – Override global settings with custom limits for individual fields
• Limit Type – Restrict content by either Character count or Word count
• Real-Time Counter – Live count updates as you type
• Smart HTML Exclusion – Counts only visible text, ignoring all HTML tags and formatting
• Space Counting Options – Choose whether to include or exclude spaces from the count
• Ignore Shortcodes – Optional setting to exclude shortcodes from the limit count

Visual Feedback & Validation:

• Color-Coded Counter – Visual indicators showing normal, warning, and error states
• Customizable Colors – Set your own colors for counter, warning, and error states
• Visual Progress Bar – Display an optional progress bar below the counter
• Warning Messages – Configurable messages when approaching the limit
• Error Messages – Custom error messages when limit is exceeded
• Counter Position – Place counter above or below the editor
• Server-Side Validation – Prevents saving content that exceeds limits
• Hard Limit – Option to prevent typing in the editor once the limit is reached
• Auto-truncate on Paste – Automatically cuts off pasted text that exceeds the limit

Editor Compatibility:

• TinyMCE Support – Works seamlessly in Visual editor mode
• Text Mode Support – Full functionality in HTML/Text editor mode
• Mode Switching – Maintains accurate count when switching between Visual and Text modes
• ACF Extended Compatible – Full support for ACF Extended features

Advanced Field Support:

• Flexible Content – Works inside Flexible Content layouts
• Repeater Fields – Full support for Repeater fields
• Group Fields – Compatible with ACF Group fields
• Clone Fields – Works with ACF Clone fields
• Dynamic Fields – Handles dynamically loaded fields

Performance & Optimization:

• Lightweight Code – Minimal impact on page load times
• Efficient Counting – Optimized algorithm for large content
• Smart Initialization – Multiple triggers ensure counters work with dynamic content
• No jQuery Conflicts – Clean, conflict-free JavaScript

User Experience:

• Intuitive Settings Page – Clean, modern admin interface with full customization
• Dashboard Statistics – View usage metrics like “Configured Fields” and “Errors Prevented”
• Deactivation Feedback – Collect valuable feedback when users deactivate the plugin
• Accessibility Friendly – WCAG compliant with keyboard navigation
• Multisite Ready – Works perfectly on WordPress multisite networks
• Multilingual Compatible – Works with WPML, Polylang, and other translation plugins
• Developer Friendly – Well-documented, clean code with hooks and filters

How it works:

• The plugin automatically adds a character counter below every ACF WYSIWYG field.
• The counter updates live as you type, whether you are in Visual or Text mode.
• HTML tags are ignored in the count, so only the text that will be visible on the front-end is counted.
• If you exceed the limit, the counter turns red and saving is prevented until you reduce the character count.
• Works with dynamic fields, repeaters, flexible content, and ACF Extended.

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