Field Limits Documentation

General Requirements

• ExpressionEngine 2, 2.10.2 or greater; ExpressionEngine 3, 3.1.0 or greater

Control Panel interface use requirements

• Internet Explorer 9 or greater
• Chrome (tested with 47.0.2526.106)
• Firefox (tested with 41.0.2)
• Safari (Mac) (tested with 9.0.2)

Compatibility

All field types in Field Limits are compatible with

• Channel Entries
• Grid
• Low Variables

In addition, the EE 2 version is compatible with Blocks.

Installing and updating Field Limits is very easy.

ExpressionEngine 3

1. Download the latest release tagged for ExpressionEngine 3 from the GitHub Releases page.
   • Note that releases for EE 3 will not be tagged with the suffix -ee2. If the release does have this suffix, it is for EE 2.
2. Unarchive the file and copy system/user/addons/field_limits to the same directory location in your EE instance
   • If you are updating, replace the existing field_limits directory
3. Log in to your EE control panel and navigate to the Add-on Manager
4. Scroll down to the “Third Party” section, locate “Field Limits” in the list and click “Install” or “Update”

Field Limits for ExpressionEngine 3 is now installed or updated.

ExpressionEngine 3

1. Download the latest release tagged for ExpressionEngine 2 from the GitHub Releases page.
   • Note that releases for EE 2 will be tagged with the suffix -ee2. If the release does not have this suffix, it is for EE 3.
2. Unarchive the file and copy system/expressionengine/third_party/field_limits to the third_party addons system directory
   • If you are updating, replace the existing field_limits directory
3. Log in to your EE control panel and navigate to “Add-Ons > Field Types”
4. If you are installing field_limits, locate the “Field Limits” field types in the list and click install on each of them.
   • Note that if you are only updating Field Limits, merely visiting this page triggers the update

Field Limits for ExpressionEngine 2 is now installed or updated.