Best wordcount plugins for WordPress
The most popular wordcount plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Post Word Counter leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Contact Form 7 Textarea Wordcount (100+) and Author Wordcount (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “wordcount” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 wordcount plugins
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Post Word CounterThe most installed wordcount plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Contact Form 7 Textarea Wordcount100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 3.
Author Wordcount20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
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Post Admin View Count10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
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ProgPress10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 5 plugins tagged “wordcount”
Post Word Counter
Down in the last 7 days:159#12,676by 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 …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Contact Form 7 Textarea Wordcount
Down in the last 7 days:29#14,977by alex chousmith10 years ago
Adds an option to Contact Form 7's Textarea field for a Max Wordcount, and limits input to max wordcount on the front end.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author Wordcount
Down in the last 7 days:119#26,781by Scott Grant10 years ago
Allows authors to show word counts for works in progress.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Post Admin View Count
#36,209by Jon Bishop14 years ago
Adds a sortable column to the admin's post manager, displaying the view count for each post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ProgPress
#41,690by Jason Penney10 years ago
Easily insert progress meters into your content and/or sidebars.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day