Snappy Post Word Count

Snappy Post Word Count adds a sortable « Words » column to your WordPress posts list so you can instantly spot which posts are too short and need expanding — without opening each one individually.

Features:

• Sortable « Words » column sits just before the Date column
• Toggleable via Screen Options like any native WordPress column
• Word counts are cached as post meta for fast, reliable sorting
• Automatically recalculates on every save
• Strips Gutenberg block markup for an accurate count
• Works with non-Latin character sets
• Zero configuration — activate and it just works

Usage

The plugin works immediately on activation. No settings page, no configuration required.

1. Go to Posts > All Posts in your WordPress admin.
2. A new « Words » column will appear automatically in the posts list, just to the left of the Date column.
3. Each row displays the word count for that post.
4. Click the « Words » column header to sort all posts by word count, ascending or descending.
5. To hide the column, click Screen Options at the top right of the Posts screen and uncheck « Words ». You can re-enable it the same way at any time.

Note on existing posts: Word counts are stored as post meta when a post is saved. For posts that existed before the plugin was activated, the count is calculated and cached automatically the first time the Posts list is loaded. After that first page view, sorting works correctly for all posts.