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: 12,291
Active installs: 2,000
Maintenance score: 40/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.5
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: f
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Reading Time WP(20)•Updated 408d ago
Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.
30,000 installs415,478 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
10,000 installs163,379 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sortable Word Count Reloaded(10)•Updated 829d ago
Adds a sortable column to the posts and pages admin list with the word count of each page/post.
2,000 installs12,645 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Just Writing Statistics(4)•Updated 307d ago
Calculate your writing statistics on your WordPress site.
1,000 installs9,623 downloads40/100 • Stale
Dashboard Wordcount(4)•Updated 3368d ago
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.
600 installs8,756 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Post Admin Word Count(6)•Updated 222d 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.
500 installs8,080 downloads40/100 • Stale
Simply Excerpts(2)•Updated 406d 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.
500 installs10,121 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Reading Time(3)•Updated 649d ago
Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.
300 installs14,435 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Editor Color on Word Count(5)•Updated 3620d ago
Post or page content editor on dashboard changes color based on number of words as you write
100 installs4,514 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Timify(2)•Updated 817d ago
With Timify, let your audience know about the last modified date, publish date, and reading time of your articles. You can also customize each setting …
100 installs3,192 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
100 installs3,372 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Post Word Counter – Content Insights Dashboard(1)•Updated 246d 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 …
100 installs2,390 downloads40/100 • Stale
Word Count Analysis(1)•Updated 1028d ago
A simple but useful plugin that gives the word count of your articles.
60 installs5,810 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF(1)•Updated 88d ago
Limit characters in ACF WYSIWYG fields with a live counter and validation. Supports per-field/global limits; counts only visible text, ignoring HTML.
50 installs645 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Asian Word Count(0)•Updated 4941d ago
Asian Word Count is a plugin for WordPress that gives you word count statistics for your blog's posts and pages which supports Asian languages.
30 installs2,830 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WordPress File Word Counter(2)•Updated 2876d 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
Article Read Time Lite – WordPress plugin for displaying total reading time and progress bar(0)•Updated 190d ago
Calculate and display total reading time| Calculate and display Characters and Words | Progress Bar
20 installs1,646 downloads38/100 • Stale
AllinOne WordPress SEO Settings By SettiMize(0)•Updated 393d ago
SettiMize is your go-to plugin for all-in-one WordPress settings, custom fields, and additional optimization features on your dashboard.
20 installs574 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Zipfstats(1)•Updated 3284d ago
Zipfstats provides a widget plotting the frequency each word appears in a post/page and its rank (most frequent->least) against a Zipf distribution …
10 installs1,559 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
SERO Free(0)•Updated 1505d ago
Make your Search Engine Re-Optimization easy with SERO. Get insights into important metrics to help increase your organic traffic, therefore increasin …
10 installs1,044 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned