JED: System - Meta Character Count

Be certain that your most relevant content ends up on the SERP and doesn't get truncated.

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This extension is no longer maintained. Its functionality has been integrated into the Joomla core, rendering it obsolete. It remains here as an example of my work.

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Meta Character Count
v1.6

Joomla! 3

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Features

Live character and word counter for title, description and keywords fields for Global Configuration, Content Categories, and Articles.

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Very Useful

2011-04-05 - Antonio Iabichino

Great plugin, simple and useful to count number of wors and characters in meta tags and keywords! Thanks, it works perfectly!

Essential Plugin For SEO

2011-07-19 - SHAJIB SALEHIN

Most Essential Plugin For Joomla SEO. However, the plugin must count a word separated by comma in 'Keyword field'.

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I just tested that out, and as long as the keywords are entered in as "word, word, word, word..." the plugin counts them correctly. If you don't add a space after each comma, the plugin considers them as one word. So, add a space between the comma and next word.

Excelent extension! Should be default on joomla.

2011-11-04 - Bruno Brusantin

Hi,

Great extension. I just added it to my default instalation. I think it could be even better, if it would count the title as well and show the recommended values for the title, meta description, and keywords.

Thanks

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I hesitate to make suggestions on the length within the plugin output, simply because it is a moving target. Each of the search engines have their own preferred length, and those lengths are arbitrary (there is not a standard that defines them), additionally - those lengths may change as the search engines adjust their SERP page layouts, or their indexing techniques. Character counting in the title is a good idea. It will be in the next version. Now, I might consider making a setting for each of the inputs (title, description, and keywords) which allows an administrator to define a target maximum length - which would somehow alert when that length is exceeded. Thanks for the suggestions and the review!

Great Plugin

2013-07-11 - Jez James

I have been using this plugin for a while and its very great. Its also easy to instal and does not have errors. It does what its supposed to do.

My only wish is that it could be extended to offer support for K2.

Thanks
CISI Kenya

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So, you make a feature request in a review - and choose to reduce my rating at the same time? Thanks! I always wanted a lower score!

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System - Meta Character Count

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4 Reviews

Retrieved from JED monthly

Complete - Unfiltered

Very Useful

2011-04-05 - Antonio Iabichino

Essential Plugin For SEO

2011-07-19 - SHAJIB SALEHIN

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Excelent extension! Should be default on joomla.

2011-11-04 - Bruno Brusantin

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Great Plugin

2013-07-11 - Jez James

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Why is this software free?

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