diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85deaf42..1524445b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ disable_sections = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 
 # Navigation
 edit_url = "" # Example: "https://github.com/account/project/edit/master/content/%s"
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_summary = false
 disable_title = false
+disable_word_count = false
 ```
 
 The parameter object is accessed in site parameters as `[params.paige]`, and in page parameters as `[paige]`.
@@ -1087,6 +1089,8 @@ Page identifiers:
     <dd>The page title.</dd>
     <dt><code>#paige-page-toc</code></dt>
     <dd>The page table of contents.</dd>
+    <dt><code>#paige-page-word-count</code></dt>
+    <dd>The page word count.</dd>
 </dl>
 
 Site identifiers:
@@ -1146,6 +1150,8 @@ Subpage classes:
     <dd>The summary.</dd>
     <dt><code>.paige-title</code></dt>
     <dd>The title.</dd>
+    <dt><code>.paige-page-word-count</code></dt>
+    <dd>The word count.</dd>
 </dl>
 
 Page kind classes:
@@ -1217,6 +1223,7 @@ disable_keywords = true
 disable_reading_time = true
 disable_series = true
 disable_summary = true
+disable_word_count = true
 
 [params.paige.pages]
 disable_authors = true
@@ -1227,6 +1234,7 @@ disable_prev = true
 disable_reading_time = true
 disable_series = true
 disable_toc = true
+disable_word_count = true
 ```
 
 ### Narrow look
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md b/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md
index c39f828c..d2a3d9ad 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 isAccessibleForFree = true
 isFamilyFriendly = true
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ disable_keywords = false
 disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_summary = false
+disable_word_count = false
 +++
 
 This site hides some section page data by default. This page shows it all.
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 
@@ -163,4 +166,5 @@ disable_keywords = false
 disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_summary = false
+disable_word_count = false
 ```
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md b/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md
index fb81edbd..60c819b3 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 isAccessibleForFree = true
 isFamilyFriendly = true
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md b/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md
index 98c76ce9..ffe95738 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 isAccessibleForFree = true
 isFamilyFriendly = true
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ disable_reading_time = false
 disable_series = false
 disable_title = false
 disable_toc = false
+disable_word_count = false
 
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 
diff --git a/exampleSite/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
index 48bab84f..d9ee96b9 100644
--- a/exampleSite/hugo.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ disable_prev = true
 disable_reading_time = true
 disable_series = true
 disable_toc = true
+disable_word_count = true
 
 [paige.pages.base_schema]
 isAccessibleForFree = true
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ disable_keywords = true
 disable_reading_time = true
 disable_series = true
 disable_summary = true
+disable_word_count = true
 
 [taxonomies]
 author = "authors"
diff --git a/i18n/ar.yaml b/i18n/ar.yaml
index fc450b96..ea78d513 100644
--- a/i18n/ar.yaml
+++ b/i18n/ar.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: الأقسام
+
+paige_words:
+  one: كلمة
+  other: كلمات
diff --git a/i18n/bn.yaml b/i18n/bn.yaml
index cac1241c..a21e54b1 100644
--- a/i18n/bn.yaml
+++ b/i18n/bn.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: বিভাগ
+
+paige_words:
+  one: শব্দ
+  other: শব্দগুলি
diff --git a/i18n/de.yaml b/i18n/de.yaml
index 9d18e927..b9be3064 100644
--- a/i18n/de.yaml
+++ b/i18n/de.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: Abschnitte
+
+paige_words:
+  one: Wort
+  other: Wörter
diff --git a/i18n/en.yaml b/i18n/en.yaml
index 5efd91a8..3d9b732c 100644
--- a/i18n/en.yaml
+++ b/i18n/en.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: Sections
+
+paige_words:
+  one: word
+  other: words
diff --git a/i18n/es.yaml b/i18n/es.yaml
index 7a35571f..59ab181f 100644
--- a/i18n/es.yaml
+++ b/i18n/es.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: Secciones
+
+paige_words:
+  one: palabra
+  other: palabras
diff --git a/i18n/fr.yaml b/i18n/fr.yaml
index dd63eb2a..0bdcdf06 100644
--- a/i18n/fr.yaml
+++ b/i18n/fr.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: Sections
+
+paige_words:
+  one: mot
+  other: mots
diff --git a/i18n/hi.yaml b/i18n/hi.yaml
index 78e50e9d..bf6d9f84 100644
--- a/i18n/hi.yaml
+++ b/i18n/hi.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: अनुभाग
+
+paige_words:
+  one: शब्द
+  other: शब्दों
diff --git a/i18n/ja.yaml b/i18n/ja.yaml
index 3904f282..e3c2f408 100644
--- a/i18n/ja.yaml
+++ b/i18n/ja.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: セクション
+
+paige_words:
+  one: 単語
+  other: 単語
diff --git a/i18n/mr.yaml b/i18n/mr.yaml
index 5a751385..0680ceb0 100644
--- a/i18n/mr.yaml
+++ b/i18n/mr.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: विभागे
+
+paige_words:
+  one: शब्द
+  other: शब्द
diff --git a/i18n/pnb.yaml b/i18n/pnb.yaml
index 87e166f3..588a788a 100644
--- a/i18n/pnb.yaml
+++ b/i18n/pnb.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: سیکشنز
+
+paige_words:
+  one: لفظ
+  other: الفاظ
diff --git a/i18n/pt.yaml b/i18n/pt.yaml
index d6e3bb90..888f46f7 100644
--- a/i18n/pt.yaml
+++ b/i18n/pt.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: Seções
+
+paige_words:
+  one: palavra
+  other: palavras
diff --git a/i18n/ru.yaml b/i18n/ru.yaml
index 24b2d9ff..fd58534d 100644
--- a/i18n/ru.yaml
+++ b/i18n/ru.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: Разделы
+
+paige_words:
+  one: слово
+  other: слова
diff --git a/i18n/zh.yaml b/i18n/zh.yaml
index 9d5e0e6a..83d2a942 100644
--- a/i18n/zh.yaml
+++ b/i18n/zh.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ paige_search_something:
 
 paige_sections:
   other: 部分
+
+paige_words:
+  one: 词
+  other: 词
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/list-item.html b/layouts/partials/paige/list-item.html
index 3775edb0..76c7503b 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/list-item.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/list-item.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 {{ $tags := $page.GetTerms "tags" }}
 {{ $time := $page.ReadingTime | and ($page.Parent.Param "paige.subpages.disable_reading_time" | not) }}
 {{ $title := $page.LinkTitle | markdownify | plainify | htmlUnescape | and ($page.Parent.Param "paige.subpages.disable_title" | not) }}
+{{ $words := $page.WordCount | and ($page.Parent.Param "paige.subpages.disable_word_count" | not) }}
 
 {{ if $draft }}
     {{ $flags = $flags | append "paige-draft" "paige-unpublished" }}
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@
         </p>
     {{ end }}
 
+    {{ with $words }}
+        <p class="paige-page-word-count paige-row-short text-center text-secondary">{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_words" . }}</p>
+    {{ end }}
+
     {{ with $time }}
         <p class="paige-page-reading-time paige-row-short text-center text-secondary">{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_minutes" . }}</p>
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/page-header.html b/layouts/partials/paige/page-header.html
index 5d2f224d..a4de9b74 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/page-header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/page-header.html
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 {{ $time := $page.ReadingTime | and ($page.Param "paige.pages.disable_reading_time" | not) }}
 {{ $title := $page.LinkTitle | markdownify | and ($page.Param "paige.pages.disable_title" | not) }}
 {{ $toc := and $page.Content (ne $page.TableOfContents `<nav id="TableOfContents"></nav>`) | and ($page.Param "paige.pages.disable_toc" | not) }}
+{{ $words := $page.WordCount | and ($page.Param "paige.pages.disable_word_count" | not) }}
 
 {{ $keywords := sort (append $categories $tags) "LinkTitle" | and ($page.Param "paige.pages.disable_keywords" | not) }}
 
-{{ if or $alert $authors $date $description $first $keywords $last $time $series $title $toc }}
+{{ if or $alert $authors $date $description $first $keywords $last $time $series $title $toc $words }}
     <header class="mw-100" id="paige-page-header">
         <div class="align-items-center d-flex flex-column">
             {{ partial "paige/func-include.html" (dict "name" "page-header-first%s.html" "page" $page) }}
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@
                         </p>
                     {{ end }}
 
+                    {{ with $words }}
+                        <p class="paige-row-short text-center text-secondary" id="paige-page-word-count" {{ if $microdata }} itemprop="wordCount" {{ end }}>{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_words" . }}</p>
+                    {{ end }}
+
                     {{ with $time }}
                         <p class="paige-row-short text-center text-secondary" id="paige-page-reading-time" {{ if $microdata }} itemprop="timeRequired" {{ end }}>{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_minutes" . }}</p>
                     {{ end }}