Track your writing progress, set word count goals for posts, and stay consistent as a blogger or author — directly inside your WordPress editor.
Alternatives to Nanowrimo Word Count
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Track, sort, and filter word counts for your WordPress posts right from the admin Posts screen.
Track writing goals, content metrics, length checks, and readability directly inside the block editor sidebar.
Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.
Boost engagement with a reading progress bar, automatic reading time estimation, live word count, accurate post view counter for your WordPress site.
Lightweight sortable word count column for your posts list. See exactly which posts need more content, right in your WordPress admin.
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Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.
Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
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 …