The image above shows the sfWidgetWordCounterPlugin in a Symfony admin form

The sfWidgetWordCounterPlugin is a Symfony 1.4.x plugin that generates a form widget which counts the words being entered  in a target input field.  The plugin incorporates the wordCounter jQuery plugin and can be added straight into a Symfony Form.

Features

The features of the counter are:

• A word limit can be supplied. This makes the counter count down from the limit
• A custom message can be displayed when this word limit is breached
• Negative numbers can be shown. This is used when the limit is breached.

Currently the plugin is at version 1.6

More Info

• Symfony Plugin documentation
• Download latest source in a tar file
• View the latest trunk
• SVN Repo (Symfony Plugin Site)
• wordCounter jQueryPlugin