I'd just like to suggest that the automatic word counter be replaced with a side-bar Widget instead.
The automatic word counter makes it impossible to make long posts, as even as I type this now the word counter causes a bug in which it takes longer and longer for the post to register new letters to the point it freezes up completely until refreshed or previewed.
This is a problem that exists with that code or function itself and isn't isolated to this site.
Even without that though, the auto-word count calculates the wordage for the post as a whole and can't accurately define the relevant word count. It even adds code to the word count.
A widget would be more effective as you could copy-paste only the relevant sections of a post.
The automatic word counter makes it impossible to make long posts, as even as I type this now the word counter causes a bug in which it takes longer and longer for the post to register new letters to the point it freezes up completely until refreshed or previewed.
This is a problem that exists with that code or function itself and isn't isolated to this site.
Even without that though, the auto-word count calculates the wordage for the post as a whole and can't accurately define the relevant word count. It even adds code to the word count.
A widget would be more effective as you could copy-paste only the relevant sections of a post.