Broken @WordCount for Arabic

  • Al.Janoubie

    (@janoubie)


    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    WordCount Calculation for Non-Latin / Multibyte Languages (e.g., Arabic)

    Data::collect() uses PHP’s built-in str_word_count(), which is not Unicode-aware and fails when processing non-Latin scripts (e.g., it reports only 44 words instead of ~997 words for a 9,926-character Arabic post).

    Suggested Fix:
    Replace str_word_count() with a robust regex pattern or mb_ functions that support Unicode properties (\p{L} / \p{N}):

    Happy to test a beta build or provide further context if needed.

    Best regards

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