count_paragraphs This is used to count the number of paragraphs in a variable. count_paragraphs assign('articleTitle', "War Dims Hope for Peace. Child's Death Ruins Couple's Holiday.\n\n Man is Fatally Slain. Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation." ); ?> ]]> Where template is: This will output: See also count_characters, count_sentences and count_words.