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Kokoa Word Count

The length of every article in plain view in the post list, without opening a single one.

What it does

It adds a Palabras (Words) column to the Posts list in the admin, showing each post's word count. The figure is calculated from the article text, with the HTML tags stripped out.

The column is sortable: one click on the header and your posts are ordered from shortest to longest, or the other way round. To sort, the plugin stores the count every time you save a post; for posts you already had, it shows a notice with a link that calculates the count for all of them at once.

Why count words

Finding articles that are too short, ones that need expanding or the longest pieces on the blog usually means opening them one by one. With a sortable column you see it in the same list you use every day, and you can combine it with the category and date filters WordPress already provides.

WordPress post list with Kokoa Word Count's Words column
Image pending · Admin Posts list with the 'Palabras' column visible on the right and the counts for several posts. File name: kokoa-word-count-1.png
WordPress posts sorted by word count with Kokoa Word Count
Image pending · The same list sorted by the 'Palabras' column (sort arrow on the header); alternatively, the yellow 'Kokoa Word Count' notice with the calculation link. File name: kokoa-word-count-2.png

How it works

  1. Activate the plugin and the Palabras (Words) column appears in the Posts list.
  2. In the Kokoa Word Count notice, click the link to calculate the count for the posts you already had.
  3. Click the Palabras (Words) column header to sort from shortest to longest, or the other way round.

Requirements

  • An administrator account for the initial calculation on existing posts.

Want it on your WordPress site?

We'll install it and tailor it to your site, for example to count words on pages or other content types too.

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