The contact form shortcode is handy.
Can one set a limit on the total number of characters in a contact form? Is there any simple coding I can use? We are thinking of having occasional writer contribute content. It would be one-time situation for the contributor so we will not want to make them a wordpress blogger author.
We will be imposing a maximum word length just so that people don't give us reams of text or else I'm forced to spend time to do substantial content editing (and get caught in convoluted discussions with author). Having a form might force some over-enthused people to stick within the article length.