Gravity Forms Pay Per Word
Create product fields which calculate a total based on the number of words in a Paragraph or Post Body field.
What does it do?
This plugin allows you to create product fields which calculate a total based on the number of words in a Paragraph or Post Body field. Create forms for customers to build classified ads, social media posts, or anything where you want to charge per word.
Features
- Live-updating pricing as user types.
Customer knows exactly how much they’ll be paying while using the form. - Supports Paragraph and Post Body fields.
Works with all textarea Gravity Forms fields. - Set a base price.
Charge a minimum fee with a base word count that’s included in the fee. - Integrates with Gravity Forms Word Count.
Limit the number of words allowed in your Pay Per Word activated field. - Automatic updates.
Get updates and latest features right in your dashboard. - Legendary support.
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- Version 1.2.5
- Updated May 14, 2025
- Released January 21, 2013
All Connections
All Perks
- GF Address Autocomplete
- GF Advanced Calculations
- GF Advanced Phone Field
- GF Advanced Save & Continue
- GF Advanced Select
- GF Auto List Field
- GF Auto Login
- GF Better User Activation
- GF Blocklist
- GF Bookings
- GF Conditional Logic Dates
- GF Conditional Pricing
- GF Copy Cat
- GF Date Time Calculator
- GF Disable Entry Creation
- GF Easy Passthrough
- GF eCommerce Fields
- GF Email Users
- GF Email Validator
- GF Entry Blocks
- GF Expand Textareas
- GF File Renamer
- GF File Upload Pro
- GF Inventory
- GF Limit Checkboxes
- GF Limit Dates
- GF Limit Submissions
- GF Live Preview
- GF Media Library
- GF Multi-Page Navigation
- GF Nested Forms
- GF Notification Scheduler
- GF Page Transitions
- GF Pay Per Word
- GF Populate Anything
- GF Post Content Merge Tags
- GF Preview Submission
- GF Price Range
- GF QR Code
- GF Randomizer
- GF Read Only
- GF Reload Form
- GF Terms Of Service
- GF Unique ID
- GF Word Count
Documentation
How do I enable this functionality?
After installing and activating Gravity Forms Pay Per Word, you can start charging for words in any Paragraph or Post Body field in your form. Let’s step through setting that up.
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Add a Single Product field to your form. |
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Go to the Perks tab and check Enable Pay Per Word. |
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Select the Post Body or Paragraph field for which the number of words should be counted and set the Price Per Word. |
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Optionally set a Base Price and Base Word Count. |
If you do not see a newly created Paragraph or Post Body field within the Word Field drop down, first save the form and attempt it again.
Feature Details
How does it work?
As the user types, Pay Per Word counts how many words have been entered into the specified Paragraph or Post Body field and calculates (based on the specified price per word) how much the Pay Per Word Product will cost.
Base Price
Enable Base price to set how much the first x number of words should cost. Once enabled, enter both the Base Price and the Base Word Count, which is how many words are included in the Base Price fee.
Word Count Integration
Pay Per Word works seamlessly with Gravity Forms Word Count. Set minimum and maximum required words on your Paragraph or Post Body field, and Pay Per word will charge for those words.
Troubleshooting Issues
If Pay Per Word isn’t working as expected, here are some troubleshooting tips you can try.
- Ensure that the Pay Per Word setting on the Product field is mapped to the correct Post Body or Paragraph field. Also, verify that the pricing settings, including Price Per Word and Base Pricing (if applicable), are set correctly.
- Pay Per Word relies on JavaScript for real-time updates, so check the browser’s developer console for any errors that could be affecting its functionality. If the issue continues, a conflict with a theme or plugin may be the cause. Perform a conflict test to pinpoint the problem.
FAQs
Can I charge per character instead of per word?
We have a two-part snippet to change the behavior to pay per character. Paste the PHP part of the snippet in your theme’s functions.php file. Use our Code Chest plugin to add the JS part to your form.
Hooks
Gravity Forms has hundreds of hooks. Check out our Gravity Forms Hook Reference for the most thorough guide to Gravity Forms’ many actions and filters.
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