Alternatives to Article Word Count
Displays the word count for each post and page in the WordPress admin panel.
Snapshot
Rating: 5.0/5 (3 reviews)
Downloads: 13,397
Active installs: 2,000
Maintenance score: 18/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.5
Tested up to: 6.7.5
Requires PHP: f
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Reading Time WP(20)•Updated 547d ago
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30,000 installs427,325 downloads30/100 • Possibly abandoned
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Post Admin Word Count(6)•Updated 361d ago
Adds a sortable word count column to the admin post list for all public post types. Efficient, lightweight and built with modern best practices.
3,000 installs11,550 downloads40/100 • Stale
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Calculate your writing statistics on your WordPress site.
1,000 installs10,525 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
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Updates the Dashboard's At a Glance widget to show the total word count of all the published posts and age of this WordPress website.
500 installs9,087 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Simply Excerpts(2)•Updated 84d ago
A simple plugin for exceprts that allows you to change the word count and to replace the elipsis (...) with text. Not compatible with all themes.
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Reading Time(3)•Updated 788d ago
Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.
300 installs14,655 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Post Word Counter – Content Insights Dashboard(1)•Updated 61d ago
The Word Counter plugin offers a dedicated dashboard view that tracks the word count, post count, pages wordcount, and custom post types across your e …
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Timify(2)•Updated 956d ago
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100 installs1,555 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
Word Count Analysis(1)•Updated 1167d ago
A simple but useful plugin that gives the word count of your articles.
60 installs6,019 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WordPress File Word Counter(2)•Updated 3015d ago
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html Count number of words and characters in uploaded file.
20 installs1,368 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Asian Word Count(0)•Updated 5080d ago
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Zipfstats(1)•Updated 3422d ago
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