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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. schmeits/filament-character-counter ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) schmeits/filament-character-counter =================================== This is a Filament character counter TextField and Textarea form field for Filament v4 and v5 v5.1.0(2mo ago)34245.4k↓45.1%17[3 PRs](https://github.com/schmeits/filament-character-counter/pulls)6MITBladePHP ^8.2CI passing Since Apr 24Pushed 2w ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/schmeits/filament-character-counter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/schmeits/filament-character-counter)[ Docs](https://github.com/schmeits/filament-character-counter)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/schmeits)[ RSS](/packages/schmeits-filament-character-counter/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (38)Versions (43)Used By (6) Filament Character Counter ========================== [](#filament-character-counter) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4ccf86713a77e45a24ddd9872ad2274262c0537bc307269e750c5a050abba379/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7363686d656974732f66696c616d656e742d6368617261637465722d636f756e7465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/schmeits/filament-character-counter)[![GitHub Tests Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/10b115d9379635b8d1b1afcf3219bc8e0e609629ab9796174ad612aaf126a8ba/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f7363686d656974732f66696c616d656e742d6368617261637465722d636f756e7465722f72756e2d74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d7465737473267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/schmeits/filament-character-counter/actions?query=workflow%3Arun-tests+branch%3Amain)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5d009d073ece4454e251156974c857d424fe150a92a3f167ea9ed8e21d87520b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7363686d656974732f66696c616d656e742d6368617261637465722d636f756e7465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/schmeits/filament-character-counter) This is a [Filament](https://filamentphp.com/) character counter TextField, Textarea and RichEditor form field for Filament v4 and v5. If you want to use this package with Filament v3.2 see version 1.x. [![example-screenshot.png](https://github.com/schmeits/filament-character-counter/raw/main/docs-assets/screenshots/example-screenshot.png)](https://github.com/schmeits/filament-character-counter/raw/main/docs-assets/screenshots/example-screenshot.png) Installation ------------ [](#installation) Plugin VersionFilament VersionPHP Version1.x3.2> 8.14.x4.x> 8.25.x4.x - 5.x> 8.2You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require schmeits/filament-character-counter:"^5.0" ``` > **Note** > > - For Filament v4 or v5, use version `^5.0` > - For Filament v3.2, use version `^1.0` You can publish the translations file with: ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-character-counter-translations" ``` This is the contents of the published translation file: ``` return [ 'character_seperator' => ' / ', 'character_label' => 'characters', ]; ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` use Schmeits\FilamentCharacterCounter\Forms\Components\TextInput; use Schmeits\FilamentCharacterCounter\Forms\Components\Textarea; TextInput::make('title') ->characterLimit(50), Textarea::make('description') ->characterLimit(155), RichEditor::make('content') ->characterLimit(155), ``` maxLength can also be used to limit the maximum number of characters, there is no need to specify the characterLimit as well. ``` TextInput::make('title') ->maxLength(50), ``` As an additional option, you can place the counter within your component using: ``` TextInput::make('title') ->showInsideControl(true) ->characterLimit(50), ``` You can also conditionally show or hide the coutner on a per-field basis: ``` // Hide the counter on this field TextInput::make('slug') ->showCharacterCounter(false) ->characterLimit(100), // Conditionally display via Closure Textarea::make('bio') ->showCharacterCounter(fn (Get $get) => $get('is_pulic')) ->characterLimit(255), ``` Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Tally Schmeits](https://github.com/schmeits) - Inspired on [the package](https://github.com/sweebee/filament-char-counter) by Wiebe Nieuwenhuis - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 62 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance93 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity48 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community32 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 55% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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