@homegrown @kaveinthran

There is also a "500" value in "live/spec/validators/note_length_validator_spec.rb" too, so I always edit that too, although I don't know if that is required.

It's better than it used to be.
In versions < 4.3, there were 4 files to change :/

Also, in older versions, there was some caching involved, because sometimes the limit in the web page took ages before it changed (even after reboot).

One thing the article doesn't mention, is that when you come to upgrade, you may have to set the values back again, or the git commands fail :(

I really wish this could just be a setting in the Admin interface. It makes no sense not to make it easier.
It can't be a difficult thing to implement with a variable... 😡

@homegrown @kaveinthran
Mmm... Im not sure that's right, I do that on my instance and I need to modify two files, not just one.

Link that works for sure: https://fouquet.me/2024/10/10/mastodon-4-3-char-limit

@homegrown You need to patch the Javascript frontend code as well, otherwise it won't work in the web UI.

Check: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/containers/compose_form_container.js#L61

After patching it, don't forget to recompile all assets.

CC: @kaveinthran