Set max subject length in admin screens

[nickn77]

...without having to edit html and php templates.

The default max subject length is something like 60 which is really pretty short. In order to change that you have to edit a number of source files per:

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 2&t=999995

It would be very useful to have a setting in the admin screens to change that without having to make code edits that have to be set again each time you upgrade.

[Ather]

Ok, Here are the instructions required for you to edit it from the ACP, but you still have to do some file editing 1 last time

Open:
includes/acp/acp_board.php
Find:

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'warnings_expire_days'    => array('lang' => 'WARNINGS_EXPIRE',        'validate' => 'int',    'type' => 'text:3:4', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['DAYS']),
'legend3'                    => 'ACP_SUBMIT_CHANGES',
 

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// subject length in ACP - Ather    
    'legend3'            => 'SL_SETTINGS',
    'SL'      => array('lang' => 'SL',      'validate' => 'int',   'type' => 'text:4:4', 'explain' => false),
// subject length in ACP - Ather  

Open:
language/en/acp/board.php
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 'BOARD_PM_EXPLAIN'         => 'Enable or disable private messaging for all users.', 

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// subject length in ACP - Ather
'SL' => 'Subject Length',
// subject length in ACP - Ather
 

Open:
language/en/acp/common.php
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 'ACP_ADMINISTRATORS'      => 'Administrators', 

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// subject length in ACP - Ather
'SL_SETTINGS' => 'Subject Length Settings',
// subject length in ACP - Ather
 

Open:
includes/functions.php
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$template->assign_vars(array(
        'SITENAME'                        => $config['sitename'],
 

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// subject length in ACP - Ather
'SL'      => $config['SL'],
// subject length in ACP - Ather
 

Open:
includes/functions_posting.php
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$subject = truncate_string($subject); 

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// subject length in ACP - Ather
$subject = truncate_string($subject, $config['SL']);
// subject length in ACP - Ather
 

Open
styles/YOURTEMPLATE/template/posting_editor.html
Find: (for prosilve)

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<dl style="clear: left;">
        <dt><label for="subject">{L_SUBJECT}:</label></dt>
        <dd><input type="text" name="subject" id="subject" size="45" maxlength="<!-- IF S_NEW_MESSAGE -->60<!-- ELSE -->64<!-- ENDIF -->" tabindex="2" value="{SUBJECT}{DRAFT_SUBJECT}" class="inputbox autowidth" /></dd>
    </dl> 

Replace With (if you want the textbox size to be the same of the value in ACP, change the size="45" to size="{SL}"

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    <dl style="clear: left;">
        <dt><label for="subject">{L_SUBJECT}:</label></dt>
        <dd><input type="text" name="subject" id="subject" size="45" maxlength="<!-- IF S_NEW_MESSAGE -->60<!-- ELSE -->{SL}<!-- ENDIF -->" tabindex="2" value="{SUBJECT}{DRAFT_SUBJECT}" class="inputbox autowidth" /></dd>
    </dl> 

To Adjust the settings, goto ACP-Board Configuration-Board Settings, you'll see a text box at the end, near the submit button, enter your value there and you'r all done

Screenshot:

[RiTz21]

Ok, Here are the instructions required for you to edit it from the ACP, but you still have to do some file editing 1 last time

A) Does this works in the latest release? (3.0.8)
B) When the next update is installed using the automatic updater, will these changes going to be lost?

Thanks!!
RiTz21

[Ather]

1.) Yes i tested on latest version of phpBB, it works
2.) Shouldnt be a problem, the updater merges the edits

[Brf]

Have you tried it with UTF-8 multibyte characters, or simply with characters that get escaped? Those will make the stored-length of the string longer than the input length.

[onelazyguy]

Ather,

can you make this for subsilver2 template also?

thank you

you are great

[Jessica]

doesn't work; I'm trying to type in "ABC News taps Elizabeth Smart as 'missing person' contributor" and I tried increasing the subject length - changed to 120, still can't type in the final letter "r"

did every file edit

[Ather]

ok, this should fix it :

open :
styles/YOURTEMPLATE/template/posting_editor.html

Find :

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    <dl style="clear: left;">
            <dt><label for="subject">{L_SUBJECT}:</label></dt>
            <dd><input type="text" name="subject" id="subject" size="45" maxlength="<!-- IF S_NEW_MESSAGE -->60<!-- ELSE -->64<!-- ENDIF -->" tabindex="2" value="{SUBJECT}{DRAFT_SUBJECT}" class="inputbox autowidth" /></dd>
        </dl> 
 

Repalce With :

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        <dl style="clear: left;">
            <dt><label for="subject">{L_SUBJECT}:</label></dt>
            <dd><input type="text" name="subject" id="subject" size="45" maxlength="<!-- IF S_NEW_MESSAGE -->{SL}<!-- ELSE -->{SL}<!-- ENDIF -->" tabindex="2" value="{SUBJECT}{DRAFT_SUBJECT}" class="inputbox autowidth" /></dd>
        </dl> 
 

If you have previously applied the edit, find and replace <!-- IF S_NEW_MESSAGE -->60 to <!-- IF S_NEW_MESSAGE -->{SL}

Screen :

[Ather]

Have you tried it with UTF-8 multibyte characters, or simply with characters that get escaped? Those will make the stored-length of the string longer than the input length.

seems to work :

[Jessica]

it works now. thanks

[Jabhi]

Thanks, will try...