Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing
by Web357 · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
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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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈390 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “counter” for “typing”. “counter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “typing” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 6.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| character count | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| post words count | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| characters count | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| textarea count | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| count words | #1 | #2 | — |
| paragraphs your tag | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| typing | #4 | #14 | down 1 |
| count down | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| post word count | #3 | #12 | up 1 |
| word count | #3 | #12 | 0 |
| textarea characters | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| words your tag | #6 | #14 | up 1 |
| characters your tag | #6 | #18 | down 2 |
| count your tag | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| count visitors | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| word counter | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| typing text | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| words counter | #5 | #14 | down 1 |
| character | #9 | #20 | down 1 |
| count it | #6 | #17 | — |
| counter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
54 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 29 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “counter” for “typing”. “counter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “typing” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 452 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 29 Sep 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ metaeditor3.9y ago
Produce Error on Media with folowing message in the console tinymce-keyup.min.js?wp-mce-49110-20201110:1 Uncaught ReferenceError: counter is not defined Disturb other Plugins in function Nice looking but it hooks in to many places not realy needet Would be nice if hook only on Posts/Page pages and there only on the content Form!! This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by metaeditor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mhornet4.1y ago
Very usefull! Thnx
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liaris5.1y ago
Useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stonebug5.1y ago
Works as expected, it counts words, paragraphs, and characters. A useful tool for copywriters, editors, or anybody who writes directly on WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kouma5.1y ago
Love it! You just install it and it’s ready, no further configuration is needed. Displays words, characters, and even paragraphs. It’s light and haven’t spotted any bugs. Must have already!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ panon5.2y ago
Useful for taking a quick glance on what you have in text (especially if you care for search engine optimization)
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays real-time counts of characters, spaces, words, and paragraphs while typing in the WordPress visual..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 463 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 200+ → 300+ up after 614 days in tier
- 2024-01-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-18 200+ → 100+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2023-11-07 100+ → 200+ up after 7 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).
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Topline Character Counter — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Simple Download Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post View Count 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Dashboard Wordcount 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Post-counter 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - C Count All 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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