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Character Countdown

by Maeve Lander · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0 Tested up to WP 4.7.35

Character Countdown has 40+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,008 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 23, 2014, tested up to WordPress 4.7.35.

Character Countdown at a glance

Active installs
40+
Total downloads
4,008
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Character Countdown well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.7.35, not yet with the current 7.1

Character Countdown reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

5★
3
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

Details

Show character countdown in the Editor for Pages, Posts and Excerpts

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • character count
  • character countdown
  • character counter
  • excerpt characters
  • show characters

More from Maeve Lander

Version
1.0
Last updated
Dec 23, 2014
First published
Nov 17, 2014
Requires WordPress
3.1
Tested up to
4.7.35
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Character Countdown FAQ

How many active installs does Character Countdown have?

WordPress.org reports 40+ active installs for Character Countdown as of September 7, 2026.

Is Character Countdown still maintained?

The last release was on December 23, 2014, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Character Countdown free?

Character Countdown is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.