increasing Product Category Name character limitation?

19 Nov 2012, 8:47 PM

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Totally Zenned

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increasing Product Category Name character limitation?

Can the Product Category Name character limitation be increased without a DB change? Couldn't find an Admin setting. Believe the default is 30 characters

19 Nov 2012, 9:02 PM

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Re: increasing Product Category Name character limitation?

To change the maximum length of a category name requires making a change to your database.

Googling "zen cart increase category name length" brought up this thread: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?202322-increasing-Product-Category-Name-character-limitation. Remember to backup your database prior to any 'major' change (like this) ...

19 Nov 2012, 9:14 PM

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kevinmc3

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Re: increasing Product Category Name character limitation?

lat9:

To change the maximum length of a category name requires making a change to your database.

Googling "zen cart increase category name length" brought up this thread: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?202322-increasing-Product-Category-Name-character-limitation. Remember to backup your database prior to any 'major' change (like this) ...

Yes did find that, but was hoping there was an Admin setting for it

19 Nov 2012, 9:20 PM

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Re: increasing Product Category Name character limitation?

There's not ...