Article Word Count

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Jamie

   3.4y ago

   very happy with this, I was looking for an easy way to get a word count for all the pages (not posts) on my site, and various code snippets didn’t work with divi. I installed this, activated and boom, there’s the word count so I can do it. Does exactly what it says on the tin, good job!

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   3.4y ago

   Hi Priit Thank you for this fine lil’ plugin! I had to the following lines of code (at the end) to make the word count column sortable in the reusable blocks view: add_filter('manage_edit-wp_block_sortable_columns', function($columns) { $columns['word_count'] = 'word_count'; return $columns; }); Consider adding it to the plugin:) Thanks again!Oliver

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3. ★★★★★ pk2000

   3.5y ago

   Super light-weight plugin to add the word count to post and page list.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 336 days in tier
2. 2025-06-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 34 days in tier
3. 2025-05-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 17 days in tier
4. 2025-04-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 6 days in tier
5. 2025-04-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-04-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 7 days in tier
7. 2025-04-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2025-04-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Sortable Word Count Reloaded 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B
• Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• Reading Time WP 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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Article Word Count: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/article-word-count-column