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webcoast/character-counter
==========================

Show a character counter below text fields in TYPO3 CMS

v1.0.0(5y ago)23092[1 issues](https://github.com/webcoast-dk/character-counter/issues)GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^7.2.0

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Character Counter - TYPO3 CMS extension
=======================================

[](#character-counter---typo3-cms-extension)

What does it do?
----------------

[](#what-does-it-do)

This extension allows you to display a character counter in the form of `23 / 60` below input fields, text areas and RTE fields. This is most useful for SEO related fields, so that editors get a hint, if their title or description matches the requirement.

This does not limit the number of characters, that can be entered. This counter is for informational purpose only.

Installation & configuration
--------------------------------

[](#installation--configuration)

The extension is available from packagist.org

```
composer require webcoast/character-counter
```

or from [TYPO3 extension repository](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/character_counter).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To enable the character counter for a certain field, use the TCA helper method in your TCA/Overrides files.

**Pages: seo\_title**

In `Configuration/TCA/Overrides/pages.php` add:

```
\WEBcoast\CharacterCounter\Helper\Tca::enableCharacterCounter('pages', 'seo_title', 60, 40);
```

The last argument `warning` is optional and defaults to 80% of the third argument `max`.

You can also adjust your TCA manually by adding the follow to the field's `config` section:

```
\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveWithOverrule($GLOBALS['TCA']['pages']['columns']['seo_title']['config'], [
    'fieldWizard' => [
        'characterCount' => [
                'renderType' => 'characterCountWizard'
            ]
        ],
        'characterCount' => [
            'warning' => 120, // Optional: Defaults to 80% of `max`
            'max' => 160
        ]
    ]
);
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Feel free to fork and provide a PR or open an issue.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance10

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1836d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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