Title: Topline Character Counter
Author: alex1003a
Published: <strong>August 9, 2026</strong>
Last modified: August 9, 2026

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# Topline Character Counter

 By [alex1003a](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alex1003a/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/topline-character-counter.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/topline-character-counter/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/topline-character-counter/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/topline-character-counter/#installation)
 * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/topline-character-counter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/topline-character-counter/)

## Description

Topline Character Counter adds a live character and word counter to the Gutenberg
editor toolbar.

It displays:

 * Total number of characters
 * Number of characters without spaces
 * Number of words

The counter updates automatically while you edit your post.

## Screenshots

[⌊Character and word counter displayed in the Gutenberg editor toolbar.⌉⌊Character
and word counter displayed in the Gutenberg editor toolbar.⌉[

Character and word counter displayed in the Gutenberg editor toolbar.

## Installation

 1. Install and activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 2. Open a post or page in the Gutenberg editor.
 3. The character and word counter will appear in the top editor toolbar.

## FAQ

### Will it slow down my editor?

No. The plugin uses lightweight JavaScript and WordPress hooks.

### Does it work with Gutenberg?

Yes. The plugin is designed specifically for the Gutenberg block editor.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Topline Character Counter” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ alex1003a ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alex1003a/)

[Translate “Topline Character Counter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/topline-character-counter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/topline-character-counter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/topline-character-counter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/topline-character-counter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/topline-character-counter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.3**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/topline-character-counter/)
 * Tags
 * [characters](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/characters/)[Counter](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/counter/)
   [editor](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)[gutenberg](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)
   [words](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/words/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/topline-character-counter/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ alex1003a ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alex1003a/)

## Support

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