Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing
Displays real-time counts of characters, spaces, words, and paragraphs while typing in the WordPress visual/text editor or custom textarea fields.
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Stale • Last updated 334 days ago • 6 reviews
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Description
The Count CWP WordPress Plugin enables real-time tracking of character, space, word, and paragraph counts while writing in posts, pages, or custom textarea fields. Ideal for authors, editors, and content managers who require precise text measurements.
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Basic Features
- Enable or disable character, space, word, or paragraph counts via
Settings > Count CWP. - Display counters directly below the WordPress editor or any custom textarea field.
Installation
This plugin is simple to install:
- Download the zip file
count-cwp.zip. - Extract the contents.
- Upload the
count-cwpdirectory to/wp-content/plugins/. - Navigate to the Plugins page and activate the plugin.
- Configure the settings via
Settings > Count CWP.
Frequently Asked Questions
This plugin is useful for writers, marketers, and editors who need to keep track of text limits for SEO, content planning, or ad copy creation.
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Changelog
31-Jan-2025 : v1.0.7
- New Feature: Added a column in the admin posts list displaying word, character, paragraph, and space counts for each post.
- New Feature: Automatic batch processing to calculate and store word, character, paragraph, and space counts upon activation.
- Bug Fix: Resolved deprecated property warning in
class-admin.php. - Full compatibility with WordPress 6.7.x.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
18-Apr-2024 : v1.0.6
- Full compatibility with WordPress 6.5.x.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
23-Oct-2023 : v1.0.5
- Full compatibility with WordPress 6.3.x.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
07-Jun-2023 : v1.0.4
- Compatibility: Fully compatible with WordPress 6.2.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
05-Sep-2022 : v1.0.3
- New Feature: Display space count below HTML textarea fields (Enable via settings).
- Minor fixes and improvements.
14-Jun-2022 : v1.0.2
- Compatibility: Fully compatible with WordPress 6.0.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
11-Feb-2022 : v1.0.1
- Compatibility: Fully compatible with WordPress 5.9.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
03-Sep-2021 : v1.0.0
- Initial beta release.

