Cool Tips & Tricks

Enforce a Minimum Word Count for Posts

  
<script type="text/javascript">
/* REQUIRE MINIMUM NUMBER OF WORDS IN A POST */
/* written by and copyright 2004 phalen180 */
/* licensed for use on ezboard message boards only */
/* latest version and more scripts at http://www.geke.net/ezboard/ */
/* DO NOT REMOVE THIS NOTICE */

var iMinWords = 0;
function minwords(iMin) {
        if (document.getElementsByName("body").length > 0) {
                iMinWords = iMin;
                document.getElementsByName("postMessage")[0].onsubmit=checkmin;
        }
}

function checkmin() {
        var re = new RegExp(/[\:8\>\;\||0]{1}[\S]{1}/ig);
        sPost = document.getElementsByName("body")[0].value.replace(re, "").replace(/[\s]{2}/ig, " ");
        aWords = sPost.split(" ");
        if (aWords.length < iMinWords) {
                alert("Your post must consist of at least " + iMinWords + " words, not including emoticons.");
                return false;
        } else {
                return true;
        }
}
/* END REQUIRE MINIMUM NUMBER OF WORDS IN A POST */
</script>

  
 <script type="text/javascript">
/* LAUNCH WORD COUNT MINIMUM */
// change the number between the parentheses to the minimum number of words to permit
minword(10);
/* END LAUNCH WORD COUNT MINIMUM */
</script>