wpcomposer/wysiwyg-character-count

Character counter for the WordPress WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG Character Counter

A WordPress plugin that counts characters in the WYSIWYG editor., _(*1)

Why a character counter?

Currently there is no character counter for the WYSIWYG. Having one is helpful for editors and content creators., _(*2)

Pre-requisites

• Composer
• Composer wordpress-plugin custom install directory configured
• WordPress Installation

Setup

{
    "require": {
        "wpcomposer/wysiwyg-character-count" : "0.*"
    }
}

composer require wpcomposer/wysiwyg-character-count

Usage

Register the character counter., _(*3)

> theme-folder/functions.php

<?php 

use WCom\WYSIWYG\WYSIWYG;

WYSIWYG::registerCharacterCount();

Why not just activate the plugin - which turns on the counter?, _(*4)

Good point. I'll decide in version 1.0.0 whether to automatically have character counting when the plugin is active., _(*5)

Currently, the counter will work with the above code, even if the plugin is not active, which feels wrong., _(*6)

MU-Plugin Instead

If you want to turn it into a mu-plugin, use a WordPress Autoloader., _(*7)

Isn't there a Word Counter

Yes there is. However, whilst editorials require number of words, usually developers restrict by number of characters., _(*8)