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Word Counter : A New (Sort of) Addition To The Editing Sidebar

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Articles & templates · Created by Theiket
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

  Not something that's missing, just something that's a bit out of the way currently.   The word counter at the moment is under the "Metadata" section of the "Advanced Tools" dropdown, it's a good place for it because the metadata of an article lists your word count, but it makes it hard to use as a reference if you're aiming for a certain amount of words or just like checking it periodically while you're writing.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

  It'll address it by adding a new word counter to the area where the "Preview" and "View" buttons are, providing an easy view of your word count.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

  It's a word counter, so there's a limited amount of uses it can have, but I believe it'll be a nice little addition to the UI without causing any headaches of clutter.

Follow up


As a quick follow-up to the comment of "it's on the save indicator":   I believe there is one the save indicator, though there isn't one that's visible to me when I save but maybe that's a theme issue.   Having said that, I don't think being able to trigger a save to look at a temporary word counter is a reason as to why there shouldn't be a one in a convenient location. The options should not just be "look at this temporary one (that doesn't appear on my theme apparently) when you save" and "here's one, just click two drop down buttons and it's there", y'know?
Current score

48/300 Votes · +9704 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by DLeBlanc
    on 2023-12-30 17:21
  • +100

    by A Lusty Ooze
    on 2023-12-30 08:35
    I agree with OP about being aware that its in other places but not being convenient. Yes it appears when you save but you don't edit an article every time you open it, right?
  • +300

    by MasterTamari
    on 2023-12-29 16:07
  • +300

    by imly2k
    on 2023-12-28 20:10
  • +300

    by ChroniclesofEvalaw
    on 2023-12-22 15:00
  • -300

    by AwsmChimera
    on 2023-12-21 13:48
  • +300

    by Those2Nerds
    on 2023-12-21 13:47
    Moving the entire "last saved XX time" indicator, including word count, to where the save button is/was and making it bigger would overall be a huge help. No functionality would change, just the location and size of what already exists.
  • -1

    by A Fierce Velociraptor
    on 2023-12-21 10:58
    Might make things a lot slower if the system is having to calculate word count in real time...
  • +300

    by B00tLoad_
    on 2023-12-19 23:02
  • +100

    by LadyArsenik
    on 2023-12-19 21:31
  • +300

    by amelianite
    on 2023-12-19 16:41
  • +100

    by jaytang
    on 2023-12-18 21:19
  • +300

    by Ian4040
    on 2023-12-13 22:15
  • +300

    by A Roaring Unicorn
    on 2023-12-13 19:04
  • +300

    by Hugolke
    on 2023-12-13 13:38
  • +300

    by zpires
    on 2023-12-12 16:47
  • +100

    by KarlZone
    on 2023-12-12 04:23
  • +300

    by Catblaster
    on 2023-12-09 22:50
  • +300

    by Luna_Bruce
    on 2023-12-09 03:32
  • +300

    by KatSanders
    on 2023-12-08 21:33
  • +100

    by ss2020
    on 2023-12-08 17:49
  • +300

    by RiverFang
    on 2023-12-08 16:08
  • +300

    by A Revolutionary Dryad
    on 2023-12-08 10:25
    Even though it does pop up when you save, but I’ve really enjoyed having an easily visible word counter for WorldEmber and I’d love to see something similar stick around!
  • +300

    by GM Ryu
    on 2023-12-08 07:11
  • +1

    by Michael Chandra
    on 2023-12-08 05:55
  • +1

    by Pure Mongrel
    on 2023-12-08 05:01
  • +300

    by bladesmoss
    on 2023-12-08 00:46
  • +1

    by Ser_Richard
    on 2023-12-07 23:37
  • +300

    by anc789sims
    on 2023-12-07 22:36
  • +300

    by oaster2000
    on 2023-12-07 16:56
  • +1

    by tjtrewin
    on 2023-12-07 16:47
  • +300

    by Wussyboy
    on 2023-12-07 01:33
  • +300

    by TheDoctor292
    on 2023-12-06 23:40
    Would save me a lot of clicks
  • +300

    by Alishahr
    on 2023-12-06 19:30
    Throwing my coins at a Theiket. Also, yes please! My goldfish brain can never remember how many words I've written. The save indicator can be very tiny, and the metadata requires a lot of button clicks. Having it higher up would be a great QoL addition
  • +100

    by BCGR_Wurth
    on 2023-12-06 19:20
  • +100

    by JoellaKay
    on 2023-12-06 16:51
  • +300

    by Leashea
    on 2023-12-06 16:27
  • +300

    by Xerolo44
    on 2023-12-06 16:09
  • +100

    by Satrium
    on 2023-12-06 14:26
  • +1

    by A Wild Mimic
    on 2023-12-06 11:43
  • +300

    by yaky22
    on 2023-12-06 10:41
  • +300

    by Mochimanoban
    on 2023-12-06 10:04
    me want
  • -300

    by A Uncontrollable Mlem
    on 2023-12-06 09:26
    It's already on the save indicator on the top, appearing each time you save anything.
  • +100

    by Tyrdal
    on 2023-12-06 08:54
  • +300

    by Sh4d0wPh03n1x
    on 2023-12-06 08:46
    Tossing coins to the Theiket, o write me more beasties, o write me more beasties... I mean, this feature request is awesome, I love it. ^^
  • +300

    by Kittymonster
    on 2023-12-06 08:44
    *tosses coins* I'd love to have it more visible.   For those that don't, can always have a toggle on the settings page - same place as you set your world word count - with "Only show article word count in its metadata section" or something similar.
  • +100

    by nnie
    on 2023-12-06 08:43
    This feels like a more intuitive place to look for it
  • +300

    by cow2face
    on 2023-12-06 08:41
  • +300

    by Theiket
    on 2023-12-06 08:39