Hello,
I want to change de character limit from the title when creating a new banner. This is set on a limit of 64 but i need a bit more. I was able to find the character limit what causes the error, so I can save a banner title with 64+ characters, only problem is that i won't be saved. Some script strips it to 64.
Anyone knows where to change this?
I know its possible by buying the Slideshow Caption Pro extension, but its for testing, playing and learning purposes only.
Hi, I had the same problem.
Open your database with phpMyAdmin, fint the table "yourprefix_banner_image_description" and change the "title" Field Type from varchar to text. You can also use a this code in your sql field:
... the field should save long text now 
Open your database with phpMyAdmin, fint the table "yourprefix_banner_image_description" and change the "title" Field Type from varchar to text. You can also use a this code in your sql field:
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ALTER TABLE `yourprefix_banner_image_description` CHANGE `title` `title` TEXT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL
you need to remove the restrictions in the controller file too. There's a limit in the banner controller file
I created a simple VQMOD xml file to edit the banner controller and language files. After you alter the database, this will change the limit to 1000. Edit as necessary if you need more. If you are shooting to add html content to the banner itself, don't forget to enable it in the
slideshow.css
VQMOD XML
slideshow.css
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.nivo-html-caption {
display:none;
}VQMOD XML
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<modification>
<id>Banner Character Limit</id>
<version>
<![CDATA[1]]>
</version>
<vqmver>
<![CDATA[2]]>
</vqmver>
<author>sclaerhout@novainteractive.net</author>
<file name="admin/controller/design/banner.php">
<operation>
<search position="replace">
<![CDATA[if ((utf8_strlen($banner_image_description['title']) < 2) || (utf8_strlen($banner_image_description['title']) > 64)) {]]>
</search>
<add>
<![CDATA[if ((utf8_strlen($banner_image_description['title']) < 2) || (utf8_strlen($banner_image_description['title']) > 1000)) {]]>
</add>
</operation>
</file>
<file name="admin/language/english/design/banner.php">
<operation>
<search position="replace">
<![CDATA[$_['error_title'] = 'Banner Title must be between 2 and 64 characters!';]]>
</search>
<add>
<![CDATA[$_['error_title'] = 'Banner Title must be between 2 and 1000 characters!';]]>
</add>
</operation>
</file>
</modification>
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