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Word Counter

10+ installs · #37,169 most popular

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Reading Time WP
Shares 2 of Word Counter's 5 tags.
Most installed
Reading Time WP
20K+ active installs.
Best rated
Reading Position Indicator
5.0 out of 5 from 66 reviews.
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Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing
Updated on Nov 4, 2026.
  1. Reading Time WP

    by yingles

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

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,112
    Rating
    4.8(20)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. Reading Time

    by whiletrue

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

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #11,954
    Rating
    3.7(3)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  3. Asian Word Count

    by ye11ow

    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.

    Installs
    20+
    Rank
    #26,625
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    14 years ago

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  4. Article Read Time Lite

    by WP Shuffle

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

    Installs
    20+
    Rank
    #26,356
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  5. Worth The Read

    by brianmcculloh

    An adjustable progress meter showing how much of the post/page the user has scrolled through, and a read time commitment label near the post titles.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,803
    Rating
    4.3(27)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  6. Sortable Word Count Reloaded

    by apasionados

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

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,750
    Rating
    3.7(10)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  7. Post Admin Word Count

    by Jon Bishop

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

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,481
    Rating
    3.5(6)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  8. Post Pay Counter

    by Stefano

    Easily handle authors' payments on a multi-author blog by computing posts' remuneration basing on admin defined rules.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,296
    Rating
    4.8(46)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  9. Article Word Count

    by pk2000

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

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,559
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  10. Reading Position Indicator

    by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)

    Add reading position indicator on page top.

    Installs
    800+
    Rank
    #7,385
    Rating
    5.0(66)
    Updated
    3 months ago

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  11. Post reading times

    by Dmitry Litvinov

    A plugin that allows you to easily display the reading time of any article. Reading time is calculated based on a person's standard reading speed …

    Installs
    700+
    Rank
    #7,987
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    3 years ago

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  12. Count Characters, Words and Paragraphs while typing

    by Web357

    Live word, character, paragraph and space counts while you write in the Block editor, the Classic editor or any admin text field.

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,933
    Rating
    4.5(6)
    Updated
    4 days ago

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