HeadlineEngine
What makes a good headline? Get instant headline analysis based on readability, length, and powerwords.
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·0 active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, HeadlineEngine is a WordPress title plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 840 times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Title Remover.
0/5Rating
0active installs
840total downloads
4 yearssince 2022
Overview
HeadlineEngine is part of a suite of tools for news publishers, built by MavEngine, a division of Daily Maverick.
It analyses your headline as you type it and provides a score, based on the readability (how complex it is), length (how long it is), and powerwords (how many words it contains).
Features
Readability
We use the Flesch Kincaid formula to calculate readability. A good range of not too complex or too simple would be between 45 and 90. This is configurable in the system.
Reading Grade
We use the Flesch Kincaid formula to calculate reading grade. This is configurable in the system.
Length
You should aim for a letter count in the mid-80s. We recommend between 40 and 90 characters. This is configurable in the system.
Word Count
Our analysis of best-performing headlines shows that the…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Changelog
0.2.0
- Complete refactor
- Seperate scorers to make it easy to add more
- Move most of the code to Typescript
- Scorer: Word count
- Scorer: Reading grade
…and 5 more changes
Contributors
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