DONE QoL Improvements for the Guides Section

[EightZblue]

Writing the second entry in my OPSEC series ran into a wall fairly quickly — the 10,000 character limit. For a reference guide covering a topic in any real depth, that's tight. I had to cut content that genuinely belonged in the post just to fit, which works against the whole point of a guides section.

Three things that would make a meaningful difference:

• Raise or remove the character limit for the Guides section — 10k is workable for a short post, but guides tend to be longer by nature. A limit of 20–25k, or none at all, would give writers the room to actually cover a topic properly without having to strip it down.
• Remove the 5-minute edit restriction — Guides aren't static. They get corrected, expanded, and updated as feedback comes in or information changes. A hard edit window makes it needlessly difficult to maintain quality over time, which is the opposite of what a guides section should encourage.
• Add a version history or edit log — Readers benefit from knowing when a guide was last updated and what changed. Even a simple changelog at the bottom of a post would help establish trust and signal that the content is actively maintained.

Thank you in advance.

---

 

[t0r]

Writing the second entry in my OPSEC series ran into a wall fairly quickly — the 10,000 character limit. For a reference guide covering a topic in any real depth, that's tight. I had to cut content that genuinely belonged in the post just to fit, which works against the whole point of a guides section.

Three things that would make a meaningful difference:

• Raise or remove the character limit for the Guides section — 10k is workable for a short post, but guides tend to be longer by nature. A limit of 20–25k, or none at all, would give writers the room to actually cover a topic properly without having to strip it down.
• Remove the 5-minute edit restriction — Guides aren't static. They get corrected, expanded, and updated as feedback comes in or information changes. A hard edit window makes it needlessly difficult to maintain quality over time, which is the opposite of what a guides section should encourage.
• Add a version history or edit log — Readers benefit from knowing when a guide was last updated and what changed. Even a simple changelog at the bottom of a post would help establish trust and signal that the content is actively maintained.

Thank you in advance.

---

- Raised to 50k.
- Removed the limitation for editing posts.
- Edit log is already a thing in XenForo itself, when you edit your message, "History" button will appear.