Word Count

WordPress word count utility.

Installation

Install the module

npm install @wordpress/wordcount --save

This package assumes that your code will run in an ES2015+ environment. If you're using an environment that has limited or no support for ES2015+ such as lower versions of IE then using core-js or @babel/polyfill will add support for these methods. Learn more about it in Babel docs.

API

# count

Count some words.

Usage

import { count } from '@wordpress/wordcount';
const numberOfWords = count( 'Words to count', 'words', {} )

Parameters

• text string: The text being processed
• type string: The type of count. Accepts ;words', 'characters_excluding_spaces', or 'characters_including_spaces'.
• userSettings Object: Custom settings object.

Returns

• number: The word or character count.