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Just Writing Statistics

By Greg Ross

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Just Writing Statistics Review - In-Depth Analysis

Calculate your writing statistics on your WordPress site. Track word counts, reading times, and more for each post.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7.2/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 4+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Just Writing Statistics is a fork of WP Word Count. This plugin tells you exactly how many words you have written on your site with statistics by top content, all content, month, year, author, tags, and categories.

Just Writing Statistics also provides reading times for each post and page of your site. You can find out how many hours of content you have written or let readers know how long your articles are. The plugin allows you to include reading time at the top of each of your posts automatically or use a shortcode.

Features include quickly seeing how many posts and pages you have created and how many total words they add up to. You can view and display estimated reading times for each piece of content on your site. The plugin supports custom post types so you can monitor word counts from content created by your themes and plugins. You can also view your writing output for each month broken down by post type and see all of your site author's word counts with breakdowns by post type.

Comparing to Alternatives

Just Writing Statistics stands alone in its category with no close direct alternatives available, making it a unique choice for users needing writing statistics functionality.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Provides accurate word count across entire sites.
Maintains functionality similar to the discontinued WP Word Count plugin.
Simple and effective for bloggers and writers.
Regular updates addressing security vulnerabilities.
Lightweight and easy to use.

Weaknesses

Plugin name may not clearly convey its purpose, making it harder to find.
Chart styles have issues with right-to-left (RTL) languages.
Limited feature set compared to more comprehensive writing tools.
No direct alternatives to compare feature-for-feature.

User Sentiment Analysis

With a perfect 5-star rating from all reviewers, users appreciate the plugin's reliability and effectiveness, though some note minor usability and naming concerns.

Positive highlights

'Works like the WP Word Count plugin that got deleted. Thanks.' — consumerista
'Helps me stay motivated and accountable with my Blogging.' — grantambrose
'Fantastic little plugin and a good alternative after vulnerability issues in the original.' — aph5
'Useful but needs improvements for RTL language chart display.' — Amirreza Shayesteh Far | امیررضا شایسته فر

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Chart display issues with RTL languages.
Plugin name is not intuitive for finding via search.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Bloggers and content creators looking for a straightforward, reliable word count and writing statistics tool without extra complexity.

Not ideal for

Users needing advanced writing analytics or those who require flawless RTL language support and a plugin with a more descriptive name for easier discovery.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers essential writing statistics and word count features sufficient for most users.

Final Verdict

Just Writing Statistics is a solid, well-rated plugin that effectively fills the niche left by the discontinued WP Word Count plugin. It offers reliable word count functionality with a simple interface, making it a great choice for bloggers and writers who want straightforward writing statistics.

However, the plugin has some drawbacks, including a non-intuitive name and issues with chart displays in RTL languages. Additionally, past security vulnerabilities have been addressed, but users should ensure they keep the plugin updated. Overall, it provides good value as a free tool with no close alternatives available.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Just Writing Statistics plugin.

Word count

Reading time

Writing statistics

Screenshots

FAQ

Stopwords are common words like “the” or “at” that don’t really add much to the word frequency count statistics but might dominate due to how oftne they are used.

The stopwords list that Just Writing Statistics uses comes from here if you want to see what gets excluded per language.