Content Depth & Word Count Blueprint

Web Page Word Counter

Analyze any webpage's word count with structural precision. Isolate main article content from navigation, header, sidebar, and footer boilerplate text.

Total Page Words
3,873
Entire DOM including menus & footer
Main Content Words
3,873
Isolated body content (100% of page text)
Estimated Reading Time
19 min 22 sec
Speaking time: 29 min 48 sec
Readability Score
63.4
Standard / Plain English (8th–9th Grade)

Page Word Count Breakdown by Section

Main Content: 3,873 (100%)
Header/Nav: 0 (0%)
Sidebar: 57 (1.5%)
Footer: 0 (0%)

Text Statistics

Unique Word Count 749
Characters (with spaces) 28,138
Characters (without spaces) 18,703
Sentence Count 288
Paragraph Count 331
Avg Word Length 4.8 chars
Avg Sentence Length 11.8 words
Sentence Structure (Check #139) Optimal (≤20 words/sentence)
Grade Level Grade 7.8

Headings Structure & Words

  • H2 Updated PHP Windows builds for Brotli secu...
    8 w
  • H2 Informational advisory: Session upload pro...
    5 w
  • H2 Security advisory: Critical remote code ex...
    9 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 RC4 available for testing
    8 w
  • H2 PHP 8.5.12 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.4.27 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.3.36 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.2.35 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 Upcoming Critical PHP Security Release
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 RC3 available for testing
    8 w
  • H2 PHP 8.4.26 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.2.34 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.5.11 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.3.35 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 RC2 available for testing
    8 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 Beta 3 is available for testing
    10 w
  • H2 PHP 8.5.10 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.4.25 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 Beta 2 available for testing
    9 w
  • H2 Last Call for the State of PHP Survey
    8 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 Beta 1 is available for testing
    10 w
  • H2 PHP 8.4.24 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.3.33 Released!
    5 w
  • H2 PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 3 available for testing
    9 w
  • H2 PHP 8.5.9 Released!
    5 w
  • H3 PHP
    1 w
  • H3 Learn
    1 w
  • H3 The PHP Foundation
    3 w
  • H3 Legal
    1 w

Top Keyword Frequency, Density & Consistency (Check #186)

Keyword Term Count In <title> In Meta Desc In Headings Density
php 174 ✓ ✓ ✓ 4.49%
release 64 — — ✓ 1.65%
downloads 38 — — — 0.98%
source 38 — — — 0.98%
please 34 — — — 0.88%
found 34 — — — 0.88%
page 33 — — — 0.85%
version 33 — — — 0.85%

Web Page Word Count & SEO Best Practices

Main Content vs. Boilerplate Ratio

Search engines prioritize original, unique article text over site boilerplate. Having too much navigation link text or footer copy relative to your core article text can dilute topical relevance. Aim for at least 70%+ of your page's words to live inside the main content area.

What is the Ideal Word Count for SEO?

While word count alone is not a direct ranking factor, in-depth blog posts and comprehensive landing pages that thoroughly answer user search intent typically range from 1,200 to 2,500 words. Quality, clarity, and structural formatting (H2/H3 headings) matter more than artificially inflating word counts.

Reading Time Calculation

Estimated reading time is calculated using an average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute (WPM). Speaking/presentation time is based on 130 WPM, helping you estimate speech durations for scripts and podcasts.

Flesch Reading Ease Score

Flesch Reading Ease rates text readability on a 0–100 scale. Scores between 60–70 indicate standard, plain English (8th–9th grade level), which is optimal for public web content, blog articles, and commercial landing pages.