Hi Dan,

First off, I apologize for the initial replies from our chatbot—he’s still learning, and we’re training him to better handle various use cases. 😊

You're absolutely right—that wasn't helpful for the scenario you're working on.

Here’s a quick workaround you can use when you want to create a chart which will show how many times each string value/choice appears in your data, such as from a survey or other user input:

Add a Formula column to your source table and set the formula to simply '1'.
This will act as a "Count" field.

When creating a chart:

Select the string column as the first field (for X-axis labels).

Select the "Count" column as the second field (for the numeric series).

Enable the "Chart Grouping" feature.
This will group identical labels and sum their count, displaying them as a single data point.

If you'd like a more detailed step-by-step example, feel free to check out our full article here:
👉 [https://help.wpdatatables.com/en/articles/17-counting-string-values-for-charts]

Let me know if that helps or if you have any other questions!

Kind regards,
Milos