Title: Author Wordcount
Author: Scott Grant
Published: <strong>Januari 9, 2015</strong>
Last modified: Méi 26, 2016

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# Author Wordcount

 By [Scott Grant](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sgrant/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/author-wordcount.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/author-wordcount/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/author-wordcount/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/author-wordcount/#installation)
 * [Development](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/author-wordcount/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/author-wordcount/)

## Description

Author Wordcount is a simple tool that allows you to enter the title of
 a work-
in-progress (I’m looking at you, NaNoWriMo draft), a current word count, and a goal
word count. These counters can be updated when you have new words available, and
can be deleted when you’re finished. You can have any number of works in progress
at a time, since if you’re like me, you’ve probably got a huge collection of drafts
just waiting to be finished.

The style is based on an old component that used to sit on the sidebar of
 [Hugh Howey’s website](http://hughhowey.com).
Thanks, Hugh!

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * A demonstration of the widget activated on a main page using the Writr theme.
   There are two pieces of writing in progress, and the progress bar is filled in
   to represent how much work is done and how much remains.
 * [[
 * A view of the admin page, where a site owner can create new pieces of writing,
   and can assign current and expected wordcounts.

## Installation

Place all the files in a directory inside of wp-content/plugins (for example,
 author-
wordcount). Activate the plugin, and make sure that you add the widget to a sidebar.

You can find the admin page under Settings, titled Author Wordcount.

## FAQ

  Where can I enter in my wordcounts?

Log in to the dashboard as an admin, click on the Settings link on the
 sidebar,
and look for the Author Wordcount option. If it’s not there, make sure that the 
plugin is installed and activated on the Plugins page.

  Why are the wordcounts not showing up on my homepage?

Make sure that you’ve added the widget to a sidebar. If you visit the
 Author Wordcount
admin page (described in the previous question), you can find a link at the bottom
of the page that points to the widget admin area.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Author Wordcount” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Scott Grant ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sgrant/)

[Translate “Author Wordcount” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/author-wordcount)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * First release!

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.5.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-wordcount/)
 * Tags
 * [author](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/author/)[wordcount](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordcount/)
   [writing](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/writing/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/author-wordcount/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Scott Grant ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sgrant/)

## Support

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