There may be some flaws in this shortcode. @EngageWP experienced the following:
"I had some issues with the Word Count post meta shortcode - [render_post_meta meta='word_count']. I experienced a lot of white pages and, other times, the page would load only partially and then stop (not loading sidebars, content and footers). Unfortunately, the problem was too inconsistent to pick up a trend. It happened with very low to high word counts, worked in some post types at times but not others, sometimes worked in preview mode but not live, etc. If I pick up any trend, I'll definitely let you know."
There may be some flaws in this shortcode. @EngageWP experienced the following:
"I had some issues with the Word Count post meta shortcode - [render_post_meta meta='word_count']. I experienced a lot of white pages and, other times, the page would load only partially and then stop (not loading sidebars, content and footers). Unfortunately, the problem was too inconsistent to pick up a trend. It happened with very low to high word counts, worked in some post types at times but not others, sometimes worked in preview mode but not live, etc. If I pick up any trend, I'll definitely let you know."