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Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing
Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing

Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing

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Displays character, word, and paragraph counts below the editor or custom text fields.

Displays character, word, and paragraph counts below the editor or custom text fields.

The Count CWP WordPress plugin shows live word, character, paragraph and space counts while you write.

You write a meta description, a product summary or a post with a word limit, and you keep pasting it into another tool to count it. With Count CWP the numbers update as you type: in the Summary panel of the Block (Gutenberg) editor, in a bar below the Classic editor, and below any other admin text field.

Setup and every setting are in the official documentation.

How it works

  1. Install and activate the plugin. The counters work straight away.
  2. Open a post or page and start writing. The counts update with every key you press.
  3. Choose which counts to show under Settings Count CWP.

Features

Count CWP is free. There is no PRO version.

  • Block editor counts: words, characters, paragraphs and spaces in the Summary panel of the post sidebar, updated as you write.
  • Classic editor counter bar: the same counts in a bar below the editor, in both the Visual and Text views. Where the counters appear »
  • Any admin text field: every standard textarea gets its own counter, including custom fields from plugins such as Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).
  • All Counts column: the Posts list shows word, character, paragraph and space totals for each post, sortable by length. All Counts column »
  • Choose your counters: turn characters, words, paragraphs and spaces on or off. Settings »
  • Admin only: nothing is added to your public pages.

Documentation

Source Code

All PHP, JavaScript and CSS in this plugin ship as readable source. The files named .min.js in admin/js/ are not minified.

External Services

This plugin does not connect to any external service. Counts are calculated in your browser and in your WordPress database. The optional Show Copyright link setting adds a plain link to web357.com below the counter; nothing is loaded from that site.