Movable Type Documentation > Appendices > Appendix: Template Tag Modifiers

count_words

Type: modifier

Returns the number of words to be output by a template tag, instead of the content.

Examples

Return the number of words in the tag <$mt:BlogDescription$>

<$mt:BlogDescription count_words="1"$>

Return the number of words in the last three entry titles combined

<MTEntries lastn="3" count_words="1">
    <$mt:EntryTitle$>
</MTEntries>

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