<p>You have to add the JS with a Craft plugin, either a custom one making use of <code>includeJsResource</code> (see <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/267/can-a-plugin-add-js-or-css-to-the-control-panel">this answer</a> for code example) or with the <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpjs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Control Panel JS</a> plugin.</p>

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<p>I'm trying to limit the amount of characters by adding the 'limiter' plugin to the redactor field which can be found here: </p>

<p><a href="http://imperavi.com/redactor/plugins/limiter/" rel="nofollow">http://imperavi.com/redactor/plugins/limiter/</a></p>

<p>I've added the limiter.js file to my /craft/app/resources/lib/redactor/plugins folder. </p>

<p>Next I changed the Standard.json in /craft/config/redactor/Standard.json to</p>

<pre><code>{
 focus: true,
 limiter: 20,
 buttons: ['html','formatting','bold','italic','unorderedlist','orderedlist','link','image','video'],
 plugins: ['fullscreen','limiter'],
 toolbarFixedBox: true
}
</code></pre>

<p>Unfortunately it doesn't work. Anybody a good suggestion how I can fix this easily. Thanks!</p>

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Limit characters in redactor wysiwyg field
# Limit characters in redactor wysiwyg field

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-18)

I'm trying to limit the amount of characters by adding the 'limiter' plugin to the redactor field which can be found here: 
http://imperavi.com/redactor/plugins/limiter/
I've added the limiter.js file to my /craft/app/resources/lib/redactor/plugins folder. 
Next I changed the Standard.json in /craft/config/redactor/Standard.json to
{
 focus: true,
 limiter: 20,
 buttons: ['html','formatting','bold','italic','unorderedlist','orderedlist','link','image','video'],
 plugins: ['fullscreen','limiter'],
 toolbarFixedBox: true
}

Unfortunately it doesn't work. Anybody a good suggestion how I can fix this easily. Thanks!

**Tags:** redactor, fieldtypes, wysiwyg


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

You have to add the JS with a Craft plugin, either a custom one making use of `includeJsResource` (see [this answer](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/267/can-a-plugin-add-js-or-css-to-the-control-panel) for code example) or with the [Control Panel JS](https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpjs) plugin.


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