TURQ2: adds Word Count functionality to wiki using Scribunto

2025-12-19T07:53:38Z

adds Word Count functionality to wiki using Scribunto

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local p = {}

function p.count(frame)
-- Get the content from the template
local text = frame.args[1] or ""

-- 1. Remove HTML tags (like <br />)
text = text:gsub("<[^>]*>", "")

-- 2. Remove wiki-links syntax but keep the words inside
-- Transforms [[Link|Text]] into Text
text = text:gsub("%[%[[^%|%]]*%|([^%]]*)%]%]", "%1")
-- Transforms [[Link]] into Link
text = text:gsub("%[%[([^%]]*)%]%]", "%1")

-- 3. Count non-whitespace sequences
local _, count = text:gsub("%S+", "")

return count
end

return p

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TURQ2: adds Word Count functionality to wiki using Scribunto