Title: Plugin breaks the character count functionality
Last modified: September 27, 2016

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# Plugin breaks the character count functionality

 *  Resolved [johnsimpson_uk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnsimpson_uk/)
 * (@johnsimpson_uk)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-the-character-count-functionality/)
 * Hi I need to use the default character count feature from CF7 but when I enable
   this plugin it breaks it. Any suggestions?
 * I am using the following code, tried with no other plugins and the Twenty Sixteen
   theme:
    [textarea* your-message maxlength:90 ] [count your-message]
 * John

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 *  Plugin Author [Scott Paterson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottpaterson/)
 * (@scottpaterson)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-the-character-count-functionality/#post-8260906)
 * Hi John,
 * Yes, this is a known bug with the plugin and I will try to get around to fixing
   it soon. Sorry about that.
 * Thanks,
    Scott
 *  Thread Starter [johnsimpson_uk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnsimpson_uk/)
 * (@johnsimpson_uk)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-the-character-count-functionality/#post-8393116)
 * Any ideas when you will be able to fix this Scott?
 * thanks
    John
 *  Thread Starter [johnsimpson_uk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnsimpson_uk/)
 * (@johnsimpson_uk)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-the-character-count-functionality/#post-8393124)
 * does it work with the pro version?

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 * Last reply from: [johnsimpson_uk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnsimpson_uk/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-the-character-count-functionality/#post-8393124)
 * Status: resolved