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Content / widget · Elementor module
Post Content Character Budget Widget Plugin for Elementor
Count the characters of a post's text, as readers see it, against a budget while editing, with a bar and clear wording.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Post content character budgetProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Counting this page
These are the actual published outputs of the widget, set to show to everyone.
02 / Inside WordPress
Post content character budget controls in Elementor
Content sets who sees it, the budget, whether spaces count, the texts within and over the budget and the bar. The Style tab covers the text, the surface and the bar.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use post content character budget
Writers with a set length, such as a column, a product story or a summary, have no character count in Elementor. Post content character budget counts the post's text as readers see it, emoji and accents once, against your budget, and shows how much is left or over. Show it to readers, or only to people editing the post.
Product stories
Keep descriptions consistent.
Summaries
Stay within a set length.
04 / Installation and setup
How to count a post's characters in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Post content character budget in the Complementor library.
Add the widget to a single post template.
Set the character budget.
Choose whether spaces count.
Open a post in Elementor and write.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize post content character budget in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Counts text as readers see it.
Emoji and accents count once.
With or without spaces.
Left and over wording.
Shown to everyone by default; can be limited to editors.
Styled bar.
06 / Choose the right approach
Post content character budget and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Word processors
Count a copy, not the post as published.
Word counts
Do not fit character limits.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Post content character budget compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor.
- Counts the content only.
- Does not shorten text.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot post content character budget
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Can I hide it from visitors?
Yes. Set Show to to people who can edit the post: they see it in the Elementor editor and preview, and visitors see nothing.
Why did the count not change?
Elementor content is read from the last saved version; save and reload.
Does it count headings and captions?
Yes. All visible text in the content counts.
Does it count the title?
No. Only the content.
Post content character budget plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Where does it get its information?
From the visible text of the post's own content, as readers see it.
Where should I place it?
In a single post template or on a post, where writers will see it while editing.
Does it send anything to other services?
No. Everything is read from your own WordPress site while the page is built.
Why does an emoji count as one?
Characters are counted as readers see them, not as computer code points.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get post content character budget with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.