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File Name: Minimum Characters/Words in Posts/Threads
File Submitter: NenaDice
File Submitted: 05 Dec 2010
File Updated: 05 Sep 2011
File Category: Hooks and Plugins

This hook will set a minimum of characters and/or words limit in posts/topics.

After you install the MinChar.xml file through Manage Hooks in your Admin Panel, you can configure it at the System Settings. There you will see a new setting called NenaDice. Click on it and configure the hook to your needs. There you can enable/disable each setting separately.

By default it is set to 10 characters and 5 words. But you can increase or decrease the number of minimum characters and words to your liking.

You can also enter your own custom error message and as last but not least you can choose which groups and forums can bypass the minimum characters and words limit.

Originally was made for the characters limit but I expanded it further by adding a minimum limit for words too.


The 3.2x version can be foud here:



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This breaks quoting in enabled forums. Test it in Formalized Debate on my site.

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This breaks quoting in enabled forums. Test it in Formalized Debate on my site.




May I see a screenshot please? This mod doesn't affect/touch the quoting in any way, shape or form. Just to be double sure I tested it again at my test forum and I didn't see any problem at all with quoting and/or any other thing.

It also breaks creating new threads.

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At this screenshot you posted, I see only the error message which looks fine to me. What exactly do you mean by "breaking"? All the hook does, is it stops users posting posts/threads that contain less characters set by the admin. It doesn't affect the quote and/or any other setting.

Except you can't even get to the post screen.

When you press the button to reply via quote or start a new thread, you're hit with an error and there's no way to subvert it without exemption which defeats the purpose of paying $6 for this mod...

If you don't believe me feel free to go to my site and try it yourself.

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Except you can't even get to the post screen.



When you press the button to reply via quote or start a new thread, you're hit with an error and there's no way to subvert it without exemption which defeats the purpose of paying $6 for this mod...



If you don't believe me feel free to go to my site and try it yourself.




I saw the problem. I appologize for the bug and corrected it. I updated the fixed file.

I this with or without file edits?

Thank you.

No file edits.

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I this with or without file edits?




No file edits are required.



Thank you.



No file edits.




You are welcome. And thank you for reporting the bug :)

Any chance of extending this to give the option of setting a word-based rather than character-based minimum? Also, will it work correctly with multi-byte characters?

Would also appreciate the ability to make quoted text not count.

  • 1 month later...
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The hook is expanded with the word-based option as well.

  • 4 months later...

I have purchased this modification. :) Hope you continue to update it.

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I have purchased this modification. :smile: Hope you continue to update it.




Thank you for your business :smile:

I am planning to update all my paid mods with the new version as well once the 3.2 final version is released.

I would like to see the ability to define which forums ONLY have this enabled as that is what I use it for. When combined with the Social Groups application, it requires manual admin removal from the list which is very tedious.

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I would like to see the ability to define which forums ONLY have this enabled as that is what I use it for. When combined with the Social Groups application, it requires manual admin removal from the list which is very tedious.




That ability is already in my hook. You can choose which forums you want to exlude from the minimum characters/words limit.

That ability is already in my hook. You can choose which forums you want to exlude from the minimum characters/words limit.



I'd like to be able to have it the other way around, for inclusion. Right now I cannot set new forums to be automatically excluded.
  • 1 month later...

When is this going to work with 3.2?

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I plan to update it soon.

Would highly appreciate it! I really need it since I run a paid to post site that needs to restrict those of foreign country members from posting short posts.

3.2 has been out for a while and this still isnt updated..It's a paid script and I believe it should have already been updated a little quicker then it is...

  • 3 weeks later...

Any news on when this will be updated for 3.2? It's the only addon my site uses (paid and free) that is yet to be updated.

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Any news on when this will be updated for 3.2? It's the only addon my site uses (paid and free) that is yet to be updated.




Atm I am very busy with RL and I do not have much free time at all. I will get to it as soon as I can. Thank you all for your understanding :)
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The 3.2x version has been released here:

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