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Best character count plugins for WordPress

The most popular character count plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Posts Character Count Admin leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Character Countdown (40+) and Name (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “character count” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 6 character count plugins

  1. 1.
    Posts Character Count Admin

    The most installed character count plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

  2. 2.
    Character Countdown

    40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  3. 3.
    Name

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  4. 4.
    WB Content Stats

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

  5. 5.
    MOKA Word-Count

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  6. 6.
    Editor Writing Goals

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.

All 6 plugins tagged “character count”