How can I count words in a post? Something like the one displayed just below the post?
Can someone please show me the code for getting this. I have been searching everywhere.
How can I count words in a post? Something like the one displayed just below the post?
Can someone please show me the code for getting this. I have been searching everywhere.
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Reset to default 7How hard did you search? I searched Google for "wordpress count words in post" and found a function for it in the first result!
Put this in functions.php:
function prefix_wcount(){
ob_start();
the_content();
$content = ob_get_clean();
return sizeof(explode(" ", $content));
}
Then call it in the template like this:
<?php echo prefix_wcount(); ?>
Just count the spaces and add 1:
// No need to count markup.
$text = trim( strip_tags( get_the_content() ) );
$word_number = substr_count( "$text ", ' ' );
Another way, taking the old American double space tradition into account:
$word_number = preg_match_all( '~\s+~', "$text ", $m );
Easy and straightforward approach.
$word_count = str_word_count(trim(strip_tags($post->post_content)));