do this https://watchpeopledie.tv/h/meta/post/61549/megathread-for-bugs-and-suggestions/2715484#context

files/classes/group.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Group(Base):
 	created_utc = Column(Integer)
 	owner_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"))
 	description = Column(String)
+	description_html = Column(String)
 
 	memberships = relationship("GroupMembership", primaryjoin="GroupMembership.group_name==Group.name", order_by="GroupMembership.approved_utc")
 	owner = relationship("User", primaryjoin="Group.owner_id==User.id")

files/routes/groups.py

@@ -353,10 +353,18 @@ def group_change_description(v, group_name):
 
 	if description:
 		description = description.strip()
+		if len(description) > 100:
+			abort(400, "New description is too long (max 100 characters)")
+
+		description_html = filter_emojis_only(description)
+		if len(description_html) > 500:
+			abort(400, "Rendered description is too long!")
 	else:
 		description = None
+		description_html = None
 
 	group.description = description
+	group.description_html = description_html
 	g.db.add(group)
 
 	return {"message": 'Description changed successfully!'}

files/templates/group_memberships.html

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</form>
-	{% elif group.description %}
+	{% elif group.description_html %}
 		<h5 class="mt-5">!{{group}} Description</h3>
-		<p class="mb-2">{{group.description}}</p>
+		<p class="mb-2">{{group.description_html | safe}}</p>
 	{% endif %}
 
 	<br>

files/templates/groups.html

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 							{% endif %}
 						</td>
 						<td>
-							{% if group.description %}
-								{{group.description}}
+							{% if group.description_html %}
+								{{group.description_html | safe}}
 							{% endif %}
 						</td>
 						<td data-time="{{group.created_utc}}"></td>

migrations/20240215-add-description-html-for-groups.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alter table groups add column description_html varchar(500);
+update groups set description_html=description;