Best word count plugins for WordPress

Reading Time WP

Down in the last 7 days:2#1,112

by yingles2 months ago

Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.

Post Admin Word Count

Down in the last 7 days:8#4,481

by Jon Bishop1 year ago

Adds a sortable word count column to the admin post list for all public post types. Efficient, lightweight and built with modern best practices.

Sortable Word Count Reloaded

Down in the last 7 days:9#4,750

by apasionados9 months ago

Adds a sortable column to the posts and pages admin list with the word count of each page/post.

Just Writing Statistics

Down in the last 7 days:163#5,364

by Greg Ross1 year ago

Calculate your writing statistics on your WordPress site.

Article Word Count

Down in the last 7 days:23#5,559

by pk20001 year ago

Displays the word count for each post and page in the WordPress admin panel.

Dashboard Wordcount

Down in the last 7 days:11#8,765

by ricardjorg10 years ago

Updates the Dashboard's At a Glance widget to show the total word count of all the published posts and age of this WordPress website.

Simply Excerpts

Down in the last 7 days:4#8,849

by A. Jones8 months ago

A simple plugin for exceprts that allows you to change the word count and to replace the elipsis (...) with text. Not compatible with all themes.

Reading Time

Down in the last 7 days:11#11,954

by whiletrue2 months ago

Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.

Post Word Counter

Down in the last 7 days:3#12,537

by doubledome7 months ago

The Word Counter plugin offers a dedicated dashboard view that tracks the word count, post count, pages wordcount, and custom post types across your e …

Timify

Down in the last 7 days:550#16,004

by ThemeIM3 years ago

With Timify, let your audience know about the last modified date, publish date, and reading time of your articles. You can also customize each setting …

Word Count Analysis

Down in the last 7 days:232#21,662

by Nurullah SERT3 years ago

A simple but useful plugin that gives the word count of your articles.

Article Read Time Lite

Down in the last 7 days:839#26,356

by WP Shuffle1 month ago

Calculate and display total reading time| Calculate and display Characters and Words | Progress Bar

Asian Word Count

#26,625

by ye11ow14 years ago

Asian Word Count is a plugin for WordPress that gives you word count statistics for your blog's posts and pages which supports Asian languages.

Reading Time & Word Count Block for Post

#29,484

by Saif islam1 year ago

Display reading time and word count for posts and also simple use shortcode ['reading-time']. Automatically or via shortcode. Simple and SEO-friendly.

Name

Down in the last 7 days:125#33,311

by faragas14 years ago

Wordcounter replaces wordpress's built in word counter feature and adds a character count as well.

Word Counter

Up in the last 7 days:9,086#37,169

by nearchx2 years ago

Show the reading time and number of words in your post.

Marbak Word Count Analytics

Down in the last 7 days:4,049#40,504

by marbak4 months ago

Analyze word counts across post types and taxonomy terms in WordPress.

Simple Word Count and Reading time

#40,909

by Hapiuc Robert10 years ago

Display word count and reading time on your article with a nice and clean like YouTube progress bar.

Reading Time by ReadyGo

Up in the last 7 days:1,089#42,628

by mkbplatinum2 months ago

Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.

Post Stats

Up in the last 7 days:2,225#45,337

by cedbv16 years ago

Statistics about posts length and reading time on dashboard and/or sidebar widget. Optionally, display estimated reading time before each post.

Wordcount Pro

Up in the last 7 days:20#46,913

by bradmkjr12 years ago

Displays wordcount below posts on front end of wordpress site.

My Reading Time Lite

#47,965

by Liton Arefin3 years ago

Reading Time lite plugin enables an estimated reading time that inserted above or bottom in post. Insert anywhere using shortcode too.

Zipfstats

Down in the last 7 days:12,639#48,463

by James Luberda9 years ago

Zipfstats provides a widget plotting the frequency each word appears in a post/page and its rank (most frequent->least) against a Zipf distribution …

Webmaster.Net SEO Post Quality Analyzer

Down in the last 7 days:1,486#48,465

by Oliver Krautscheid (oliversk)11 years ago

Webmaster.Net Post Quality Analyzer is a simple lite-weight plugin to analyze the quality of your posts.

WB Content Stats

Up in the last 7 days:21,442#49,525

by Abir2 years ago

A simple plugin to showcase the word & character count and reading time.

ReadMarker

#53,484

by chitvan12 days ago

Free reading time, reading progress, and reader controls, with shortcodes and a WordPress block.

MOKA Word-Count

Up in the last 7 days:5,285#57,982

by Mohamed Yaghi4 years ago

Count the words and letters of WordPress articles, as well as calculate the time needed to read

Fattami Reading Time

Up in the last 7 days:1,374#62,551

by Ayoub Fattami1 month ago

Shows an estimated reading time badge on your posts, with Unicode-aware word counting (Arabic, French, CJK) and a simple shortcode.

Word Count Goal Tracker

Up in the last 7 days:1,941#62,633

by Divyesh Mishra22 days ago

Track your writing progress, set word count goals for posts, and stay consistent as a blogger or author — directly inside your WordPress editor.

Reading Time & Progress Bar

#62,798

by Code Canel1 year ago

The Reading Time & Progress Bar plugin enhances your blog with an estimated reading time and a stylish progress bar.

Word & Reading Time Counter

Down in the last 7 days:13,264#65,846

by Md Rashed Hossain5 years ago

Show your reader how much time they need to read and how many words in a post.

Reading Tools

Up in the last 7 days:3,943#67,396

by sonofgod8012 days ago

Boost engagement with a reading progress bar, automatic reading time estimation, live word count, accurate post view counter for your WordPress site.

Editor Writing Goals

#67,442

by Rabbi Islam rony5 months ago

Track writing goals, content metrics, length checks, and readability directly inside the block editor sidebar.

Tlabe Reading Time Estimator

Down in the last 7 days:17,777#67,895

by mohiuddintarek79552 months ago

Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.

Snappy Post Word Count

Down in the last 7 days:7,029#70,179

by Snappy Plugins3 months ago

Lightweight sortable word count column for your posts list. See exactly which posts need more content, right in your WordPress admin.

Word Count Sorter

Down in the last 7 days:3,248#72,099

by socialeum1 year ago

Word Count Sorter adds a sortable "Word Count" column to the WordPress admin post list, allowing users to sort posts by word count in ascend …

Brevio Reading Duration

Down in the last 7 days:20,495#72,940

by lewhatkahsay4 months ago

Displays an estimated reading time at the top of each blog post.

SJ Reading Time

Down in the last 7 days:6,413#73,501

by Janoy Vassell1 year ago

SJ Reading Time helps you to quickly estimate your content read time and insert using a shortcode.