From 08591650721b37bef9337de841fb2dfc5210c791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:54:13 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] docs(scripting): missing step in word count widget (closes
 #8561)

---
 .../User Guide/User Guide/Installation & Setup/Backup.html | 3 +++
 .../Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.html  | 3 +++
 docs/Developer Guide/Developer Guide/Documentation.md      | 2 +-
 docs/User Guide/!!!meta.json                               | 7 +++++++
 .../Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.md    | 2 ++
 5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Installation & Setup/Backup.html b/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Installation & Setup/Backup.html
index c4677663ce..800b0a2db4 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Installation & Setup/Backup.html	
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Installation & Setup/Backup.html	
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 <p>Note that&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_cbkrhQjrkKrh">Synchronization</a>&nbsp;provides
   also some backup capabilities by its nature of distributing the data to
   other computers.</p>
+<h2>Downloading backup</h2>
+<p>You can download a existing backup by going to Settings &gt; Backup &gt;
+  Existing backups &gt; Download</p>
 <h2>Restoring backup</h2>
 <p>Let's assume you want to restore the weekly backup, here's how to do it:</p>
 <ul>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.html b/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.html
index 52a8a2d30d..589d0989b1 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.html	
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.html	
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class WordCountWidget extends api.NoteContextAwareWidget {
 module.exports = new WordCountWidget();</code></pre>
 <p>After you make changes it is necessary to <a href="#root/_help_s8alTXmpFR61">restart Trilium</a> so
   that the layout can be rebuilt.</p>
+<p>The widget only activates on text notes that have the <code spellcheck="false">#wordCount</code> label.
+  This label can be a <a href="#root/pOsGYCXsbNQG/KSZ04uQ2D1St/iPIMuisry3hd/QEAPj01N5f7w/_help_hrZ1D00cLbal">reference link</a> to
+  enable the widget for an entire subtree.</p>
 <p>At the bottom of the note you can see the resulting widget:</p>
 <figure
 class="image">
diff --git a/docs/Developer Guide/Developer Guide/Documentation.md b/docs/Developer Guide/Developer Guide/Documentation.md
index 0614c5ab4e..0ebd70a6c6 100644
--- a/docs/Developer Guide/Developer Guide/Documentation.md	
+++ b/docs/Developer Guide/Developer Guide/Documentation.md	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Documentation
-There are multiple types of documentation for Trilium:<img class="image-style-align-right" src="api/images/P8lHe64WV7LD/Documentation_image.png" width="205" height="162">
+There are multiple types of documentation for Trilium:<img class="image-style-align-right" src="api/images/sXF9YQCkQPQv/Documentation_image.png" width="205" height="162">
 
 *   The _User Guide_ represents the user-facing documentation. This documentation can be browsed by users directly from within Trilium, by pressing <kbd>F1</kbd>.
 *   The _Developer's Guide_ represents a set of Markdown documents that present the internals of Trilium, for developers.
diff --git a/docs/User Guide/!!!meta.json b/docs/User Guide/!!!meta.json
index df8794a49c..b04008c1a1 100644
--- a/docs/User Guide/!!!meta.json	
+++ b/docs/User Guide/!!!meta.json	
@@ -16459,6 +16459,13 @@
                                                     "value": "word-count",
                                                     "isInheritable": false,
                                                     "position": 40
+                                                },
+                                                {
+                                                    "type": "relation",
+                                                    "name": "internalLink",
+                                                    "value": "hrZ1D00cLbal",
+                                                    "isInheritable": false,
+                                                    "position": 50
                                                 }
                                             ],
                                             "format": "markdown",
diff --git a/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.md b/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.md
index 8b6be5684f..137e7ec414 100644
--- a/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.md	
+++ b/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Scripting/Frontend Basics/Custom Widgets/Word count widget.md	
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ module.exports = new WordCountWidget();
 
 After you make changes it is necessary to [restart Trilium](../../../Troubleshooting/Refreshing%20the%20application.md) so that the layout can be rebuilt.
 
+The widget only activates on text notes that have the `#wordCount` label. This label can be a [reference link](../../../Note%20Types/Text/Links/Internal%20\(reference\)%20links.md) to enable the widget for an entire subtree.
+
 At the bottom of the note you can see the resulting widget:
 
 <figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:792/603;" src="Word count widget_image.png" width="792" height="603"></figure>
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