Title: FD Word Statistics Plugin Author: fd Published: March 29, 2008 Last modified: June 6, 2016 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/word-statistics-plugin.svg) # FD Word Statistics Plugin By [fd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fd/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/word-statistics-plugin.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/word-statistics-plugin/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/word-statistics-plugin/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/word-statistics-plugin/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/word-statistics-plugin/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/) ## Description AS OF MAY 2016, THIS PLUGIN IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FUTURE UPDATES. CONTACT ME IF YOU’D LIKE TO LIST AN ALTERNATIVE HERE. Shows word and sentence counts plus a readability analysis of the post currently being edited using three different readability measurements. Readability analysis is an attempt to show how difficult a text is to read. There are several methods of doing readability analysis. The most popular methods are used here. The Flesch and Flesch-Kincaid methods use formulas based on the average number of words per sentence and the average number of syllables per word. The Gunning- Fog method uses a formula based on the average number of words per sentence and the percentage of “hard” words (words with 3 or more syllables) in the passage. Both the Gunning-Fog and the Flesch-Kincaid give a score that is the number of years of education the reader must have completed to understand the text. Different types of writing calls for different scores. Technical subjects may require a higher level of education so a higher Fog or Kincaid score is acceptable. Informal writing may try for a score in the 7-10 range. The Flesch score is a percentage. The higher the value, the better the readability. ## Installation 1. Copy fdwordstats.php into wp-content/plugins 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Can I include statistics in my posts? Yes. See http://flagrantdisregard.com/wordstats/ for more information. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1e8a746cebdb6ed86b6398e445ce134faa22a121a9250ee7253115bfd1f133d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A very useful tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-very-useful-tool-3-2/)󠁿 [kiasu.life](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiasulife/) September 3, 2016 A very useful plugin for the verbose… Readability scoring should be on any content editor’s checklist. Thanks! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “FD Word Statistics Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ fd ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fd/) [Translate “FD Word Statistics Plugin” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/word-statistics-plugin) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/word-statistics-plugin/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/word-statistics-plugin/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/word-statistics-plugin/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/word-statistics-plugin/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3 * Moved information into a meta box titled “Writing analysis” * Requires version 3.0 or higher ## Meta * Version **1.3** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.3.34** * Tags * [analysis](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analysis/)[editing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editing/) [posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)[Readability](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/readability/) [writing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/writing/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/word-statistics-plugin/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ fd ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fd/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/word-statistics-plugin/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://flagrantdisregard.com/wordstats/)