Total word count for posts by one author

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1. I use a plug-in called Post Word Count to sum the total number of published words across my entire site … then again, I’m the only author, so this is a pretty simple example. But you could start with this plug-in and add a filter that changes the query based on the author’s ID. Basically:

   function post_word_count_by_author($author = false) {
       global $wpdb;
   $now = gmdate("Y-m-d H:i:s",time());
   
       if ($author) $query = "SELECT post_content FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_author = '$author' AND post_status= 'publish' AND post_date < '$now'";
           else $query = "SELECT post_content FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' AND post_date < '$now'";
   
   $words = $wpdb->get_results($query);
   if ($words) {
       foreach ($words as $word) {
           $post = strip_tags($word->post_content);
           $post = explode(' ', $post);
           $count = count($post);
           $totalcount = $count + $oldcount;
           $oldcount = $totalcount;
       }
   } else {
       $totalcount=0;
   }
   return number_format($totalcount);
   }
   

   This function will return a total count of all published words by that author (based on the author ID). If you don’t specify an author ID, it will return a count of all published words. This won’t count post revisions, drafts, or schedule posts, just those currently visible to users.

   Disclaimer, I haven’t tested this yet, but it’s based on the original Post Word Count plug-in and should work just fine.

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2. In the interest of self-promotion, I have a plugin, WP Word Count, for word counts that might offer what you need and a bit more

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