Character Countdown
Show character countdown in the Editor for Pages, Posts and Excerpts
5(3 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Character Countdown is a WordPress character count plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Posts Character Count Admin.
5/53 reviews
40active installs
3.8K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Help editors by showing a character countdown reference on Pages, Posts or Excerpts.
This can be useful for constructing nice looking excerpts with the break point in a sensible place.
Easy on/off for Pages, Posts and Excerpts, so you can enable it just where you want it.
Note: This plugin does not actually limit the number of characters that appear on the front end, it just displays the count in the backend as a reference as you edit your content.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial release
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