Best character counter plugins for WordPress
The most popular character counter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Character Countdown leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of DL Smart Text Counter (fewer than 10) and Character Counter for Gravity Forms (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “character counter” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 character counter plugins
- 1.
Character CountdownThe most installed character counter plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 2.
DL Smart Text CounterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Character Counter for Gravity FormsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “character counter”
Character Countdown
Down in the last 7 days:200#22,228by Maeve Lander12 years ago
Show character countdown in the Editor for Pages, Posts and Excerpts
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DL Smart Text Counter
Down in the last 7 days:1,981#63,702by Arun Sharma5 months ago
Character count, word count, and sentence count tool with shortcode [dl_smart_text_counter].
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Character Counter for Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:4,945#74,217by Artur Nalobin1 year ago
Add intelligent character counting to Gravity Forms with real-time feedback and optional enforcement. Perfect for content creators and professionals.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day