Expand Shortcodes to Calculate Word Count

  • Resolved Fibro Jedi

    (@fibrojedi)


    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hey there,

    I couldn’t find anything like my question in the “read this first” post.

    I have custom post types that act as a sort-of database of items. I then use my own shortcodes to pull the information from that database into normal posts.

    Now, these are not custom fields, so I can’t add them to the box in the Meta tab of Rank Math’s settings. My test post is mostly just shortcodes.

    My question is: is there, or can there be, an option to expand shortcodes before Rank Math displays the word count (and therefore before it calculates any other metric that relies on the word count)?

    I made my own function to test out the theory for a back-office word count and the result is that the word counts are as follows:

    • Classic Editor’s Count: 30
    • Rank Math’s Count: 92
    • My Shortcode-Expanded Count: 934

    I looked for options/filters but didn’t turn anything up. Thanks ??

    FJ

    • This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Fibro Jedi. Reason: Just fixed formatting
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