Word count plugin for ckeditor

I am trying to implement a word count feature on some of my text areas that have been converted to wswgs' using ckeditor tutorial found here: http://www.n7studios.co.uk/2010/03/01/c ... nt-plugin/. This tutorial uses a custom plugin to count words for ckeditor. I get the correct word count but I am not able to see the color change to red when I surpass the maximum number of words allowed. I have used firebug to see how my text area looks like after it has been transformed into a wswg using ckeditor but I don't see anything strange. Here is my code:

<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="JSContent" runat="server">
<script src="<%: Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery-1.7.min.js") %>" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="<%: Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.combobox.js") %>"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="<%: Url.Content("~/Scripts/ckeditor/ckeditor.js") %>"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="<%: Url.Content("~/Scripts/ckeditor/adapters/jquery.js") %>"></script> <%-- Must be linked last --%>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {

$(".cke_editor").ckeditor({
toolbar: 'custom'
});

});

<div class="form-row form-row-inline">
<%: Html.TextAreaFor(model => model.AssignmentText, new { @name = "table", @class = "cke_editor", @style = "display:none", @onchange = "setDirty(true)" })%>
<input name="tableWordCount" type="hidden" value="10" />
</div>

Any help greatly appreciated.