Allows authors to show word counts for works in progress.
As of April 2026, Author Wordcount is a WordPress author plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.
Author Wordcount is a simple tool that allows you to enter the title of
a work-in-progress (I’m looking at you, NaNoWriMo draft), a current word
count, and a goal word count. These counters can be updated when you have
new words available, and can be deleted when you’re finished. You can have
any number of works in progress at a time, since if you’re like me, you’ve
probably got a huge collection of drafts just waiting to be finished.
The style is based on an old component that used to sit on the sidebar of
Hugh Howey’s website. Thanks, Hugh!
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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