WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF
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WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF

ACF WYSIWYG Character Limit adds max-character controls to ACF editors, improving content quality, and editorial standards across WordPress.

WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF ranks #15,229 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #315 of 1,150 in the Editor & Writing category, a 5/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Sep 3, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v5.0.2 Current Version v5.0.2
Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 03 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#315 of 1,150 in Editor & Writing Top 25% by installs Downloads -31.5% this week Actively maintained
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Security History

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and editors using Advanced Custom Fields WYSIWYG editors, such as SEO, news, or editorial teams. It solves the problem of enforcing maximum character or word limits on WYSIWYG content, with live counting, visual feedback, and server-side validation.

  • Global and per-field character limits
  • Character or word count limiting
  • Real-time live counter
  • Smart HTML tag exclusion
  • Visual progress bar
  • Server-side validation on save
  • Repeater and Flexible Content support
  • ACF Extended compatibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF

Yes, the plugin is fully compatible with ACF Free & ACF Pro.
Yes, you can apply character limits inside Repeater, Flexible Content, and Group fields.
No. As of version 2.0.2, the character counter excludes all HTML tags and counts only the visible text, in both Visual and Text modes.
Yes! As of version 5.0.0, you can choose the "Limit Type" in the settings to restrict content by either characters or words.
Yes, the plugin supports ACF Extended and works with dynamically loaded fields.
You can override the .char-counter CSS class in your theme or custom CSS.

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