- Active installs
- 300+
- Last updated
- 5 months ago
- Version
- 1.2.8
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.10
About this plugin
Text Limiter is an extension for Meta Box plugin which allows you to limit number of characters or words entered for text, textarea and WYSIWYG fields.
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Usage
To start using text limiter, just add the following parameters to text, textarea or wysiwyg fields:
'limit' => 20, // Number of characters or words
'limit_type' => 'character', // Limit by 'character' or 'word'. Optional. Default is 'character'
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- Actively maintained Last release 5 months ago
- Tested with current WordPress Tested up to 6.9.10, 2 releases behind
- Support questions answered Nothing open in the last two months
- Well rated No ratings yet
- Latest week
- 34
- Typical week
- 29
- Peak
- 135 Week of Nov 30, 2025
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| Week | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Week of Oct 11 | 34 |
| Week of Oct 4 | 38 |
| Week of Sep 27 | 41 |
| Week of Sep 20 | 30 |
| Week of Sep 13 | 39 |
| Week of Sep 6 | 26 |
| Week of Aug 30 | 30 |
| Week of Aug 23 | 47 |
| Week of Aug 16 | 29 |
| Week of Aug 9 | 25 |
| Week of Aug 2 | 31 |
| Week of Jul 26 | 36 |
| Week of Jul 19 | 31 |
| Week of Jul 12 | 25 |
| Week of Jul 5 | 28 |
| Week of Jun 28 | 23 |
| Week of Jun 21 | 33 |
| Week of Jun 14 | 30 |
| Week of Jun 7 | 34 |
| Week of May 31 | 31 |
| Week of May 24 | 42 |
| Week of May 17 | 50 |
| Week of May 10 | 132 |
| Week of May 3 | 47 |
| Week of Apr 26 | 22 |
| Week of Apr 19 | 25 |
| Week of Apr 12 | 17 |
| Week of Apr 5 | 23 |
| Week of Mar 29 | 21 |
| Week of Mar 22 | 17 |
| Week of Mar 15 | 25 |
| Week of Mar 8 | 25 |
| Week of Mar 1 | 24 |
| Week of Feb 22 | 30 |
| Week of Feb 15 | 46 |
| Week of Feb 8 | 24 |
| Week of Feb 1 | 28 |
| Week of Jan 25 | 18 |
| Week of Jan 18 | 27 |
| Week of Jan 11 | 24 |
| Week of Jan 4 | 19 |
| Week of Dec 28, 2025 | 20 |
| Week of Dec 21, 2025 | 19 |
| Week of Dec 14, 2025 | 47 |
| Week of Dec 7, 2025 | 51 |
| Week of Nov 30, 2025 | 135 |
| Week of Nov 23, 2025 | 12 |
| Week of Nov 16, 2025 | 19 |
| Week of Nov 9, 2025 | 12 |
| Week of Nov 2, 2025 | 33 |
| Week of Oct 26, 2025 | 21 |
| Week of Oct 19, 2025 | 36 |
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