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

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.2Updated 3mo ago
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Adds per-language counts for Polylang-enabled posts and products in the admin without changing default counters. Unofficial, unaffiliated helper.

★ 0.0WP 6.9.7PHP 7.4Updated 11mo ago
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Track writing goals, content metrics, length checks, and readability directly inside the block editor sidebar.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.4Updated 4mo ago
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Track your writing progress, set word count goals for posts, and stay consistent as a blogger or author — directly inside your WordPress editor.

★ 5.0WP 6.9.10PHP not listedUpdated 15d ago
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Suggests internal links while you write, using phrases already in your text, and finds posts nothing links to.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.4PHP 8.1Updated 2d ago
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ACF WYSIWYG Character Limit adds max-character controls to ACF editors, improving content quality, and editorial standards across WordPress.

★ 0.0WP 7.1PHP 7.4Updated 2mo ago
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