Dashboard Wordcount

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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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Reviewers like how simple it is, they call it handy for tracking total word counts across posts and pages, and a couple ask for options to include or exclude pages and custom post types.

1. ★★★★★ zielniok

   9.6y ago

   Wonderful. I was looking for this feature (count all words in a wordpress blog / total wordcount) for a long time. Thank you very much. Just to make sure: the Plugin counts all types of posts, including pages? Seems so. I just got 6 posts – 88 pages – 32k Words.

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2. ★★★★★ MarcelleC

   11.2y ago

   Thanks Ricardo! No flash or fanfare but it is pretty handy. Installed it on 3 sites the moment I saw it work on one of our client’s sites.

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3. ★★★★★ WanderingWil

   11.8y ago

   I like the idea of knowing how much i wrote during the years. I asked the author to count words in comments too, and here it is! Very nice addon.

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4. ★★★★★ volresource

   12.3y ago

   Love this simple addition to the dash. At the risk of making it less simple, it would be great to be able to include/exclude pages, custom post types. (Clearly pages are currently included by default, not sure about CPT.)

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-27 500+ → 600+ up after 81 days in tier
2. 2026-06-07 600+ → 500+ down after 9 days in tier
3. 2026-05-29 500+ → 600+ up after 26 days in tier
4. 2026-05-03 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-05-01 500+ → 600+ up after 19 days in tier
6. 2026-04-12 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2026-04-09 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-04-08 600+ → 500+ down 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).

• Word Count Analysis 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Just Writing Statistics 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• A Asian Word Count 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A

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Dashboard Wordcount: 600+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dashboard-wordcount