diff --git a/playwright/generate-screenshots.mjs b/playwright/generate-screenshots.mjs
index b34f1ef3..1e89e2c2 100644
--- a/playwright/generate-screenshots.mjs
+++ b/playwright/generate-screenshots.mjs
@@ -310,13 +310,11 @@ const hideNonShowcaseAdminDefinitions = async(page) => {
 				row.style.display = 'none'
 			}
 		})
-		const heroCount = document.querySelector('.profile-fields-admin__hero-meta strong')
 		const heroLabel = document.querySelector('.profile-fields-admin__hero-meta span')
-		if (heroCount instanceof HTMLElement) {
-			heroCount.textContent = String(keys.length)
-		}
 		if (heroLabel instanceof HTMLElement) {
-			heroLabel.textContent = 'showcase fields'
+			const heroCount = heroLabel.querySelector('strong') ?? document.createElement('strong')
+			heroCount.textContent = String(keys.length)
+			heroLabel.replaceChildren(heroCount, ' showcase fields')
 		}
 	}, [...showcaseKeys])
 }
diff --git a/src/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.vue b/src/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.vue
index 5c1ecb36..3b7bd204 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.vue
+++ b/src/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.vue
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 				<h4>{{ t('profile_fields', 'Options') }}</h4>
 			</div>
 			<div class="profile-fields-admin-options__meta">
-				<strong>{{ normalizedOptionCount }}</strong>
-				<span>{{ optionsCountLabel }}</span>
+				<span>{{ optionsCountLabel.before }}<strong>{{ normalizedOptionCount }}</strong>{{ optionsCountLabel.after }}</span>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ import NcTextArea from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcTextArea'
 import { NcActionButton, NcActions, NcButton, NcIconSvgWrapper, NcInputField } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 import { createEditableSelectOptions, extractEditableSelectOptionValues, moveEditableSelectOption, normalizeEditableSelectOptionValue, parseEditableSelectOptionValues } from '../../utils/selectFieldOptions.js'
 import type { EditableSelectOption } from '../../utils/selectFieldOptions.js'
+import { COUNT_PLACEHOLDER, splitCountLabel } from '../../utils/countLabel.js'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	modelValue: EditableSelectOption[],
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ const createOptionId = () => `option-local-${nextOptionId++}`
 const options = computed(() => props.modelValue)
 const bulkOptionValues = computed(() => parseEditableSelectOptionValues(bulkOptionInput.value))
 const normalizedOptionCount = computed(() => extractEditableSelectOptionValues(options.value).filter((optionValue: string) => optionValue.trim() !== '').length)
-// TRANSLATORS "Option/Options" here means selectable field values, not application settings.
-const optionsCountLabel = computed(() => n('profile_fields', 'Option', 'Options', normalizedOptionCount.value, { count: normalizedOptionCount.value }))
+// TRANSLATORS "option/options" here means selectable field values, not application settings.
+const optionsCountLabel = computed(() => splitCountLabel(n('profile_fields', '{count} option', '{count} options', normalizedOptionCount.value, { count: COUNT_PLACEHOLDER })))
 // TRANSLATORS "{count}" is the number of parsed selectable values ready to be added.
 const bulkOptionsSummary = computed(() => n('profile_fields', '{count} option ready.', '{count} options ready.', bulkOptionValues.value.length, { count: bulkOptionValues.value.length }))
 
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ const applyBulkOptions = async() => {
 	&__meta {
 		display: inline-flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		gap: 8px;
 		min-width: auto;
 		padding: 6px 10px;
 		border-radius: 999px;
@@ -335,6 +334,7 @@ const applyBulkOptions = async() => {
 		strong {
 			font-size: 14px;
 			line-height: 1;
+			color: var(--color-main-text);
 		}
 
 		span {
diff --git a/src/tests/components/AdminSettings.spec.ts b/src/tests/components/AdminSettings.spec.ts
index 5e888da7..02af8e38 100644
--- a/src/tests/components/AdminSettings.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/components/AdminSettings.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and LibreCode contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import AdminSettings from '../../views/AdminSettings.vue'
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ Object.defineProperty(window, 'matchMedia', {
 	})),
 })
 
+const { pluralOverrides } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ pluralOverrides: new Map<string, string>() }))
+
 vi.mock('@nextcloud/l10n', () => ({
 	n: (_app: string, singular: string, plural: string, count: number, parameters?: Record<string, string | number>) => {
 		const template = count === 1 ? singular : plural
+		const override = pluralOverrides.get(template)
+		if (override !== undefined) {
+			return override
+		}
+
 		if (parameters === undefined) {
 			return `tr:${template}`
 		}
@@ -76,6 +83,10 @@ vi.mock('../../components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.vue', () => ({
 }))
 
 describe('AdminSettings', () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		pluralOverrides.clear()
+	})
+
 	it('offers the Date field type in the editor', async() => {
 		const wrapper = mount(AdminSettings, {
 			global: {
@@ -135,4 +146,40 @@ describe('AdminSettings', () => {
 
 		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('tr:Email')
 	})
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	it('renders the configured fields count inside the translated sentence', async() => {
+		const wrapper = mount(AdminSettings, {
+			global: {
+				stubs: {
+					Draggable: defineComponent({ template: '<div><slot /></div>' }),
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const heroMeta = wrapper.get('.profile-fields-admin__hero-meta')
+
+		expect(heroMeta.get('strong').text()).toBe('0')
+		expect(heroMeta.text()).toBe('tr:0 fields configured')
+	})
+
+	it('keeps the count visible when the translation dropped the placeholder', async() => {
+		pluralOverrides.set('{count} fields configured', 'kolonky nastaveny')
+
+		const wrapper = mount(AdminSettings, {
+			global: {
+				stubs: {
+					Draggable: defineComponent({ template: '<div><slot /></div>' }),
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const heroMeta = wrapper.get('.profile-fields-admin__hero-meta')
+
+		expect(heroMeta.get('strong').text()).toBe('0')
+		expect(heroMeta.text()).toBe('0 kolonky nastaveny')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/tests/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.spec.ts b/src/tests/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.spec.ts
index 713beaf3..2fa50550 100644
--- a/src/tests/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and LibreCode contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import AdminSelectOptionsSection from '../../../components/admin/AdminSelectOptionsSection.vue'
 
+const { pluralOverrides } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ pluralOverrides: new Map<string, string>() }))
+
 vi.mock('@nextcloud/l10n', () => ({
 	n: (_app: string, singular: string, plural: string, count: number, parameters?: Record<string, string | number>) => {
 		const template = count === 1 ? singular : plural
+		const override = pluralOverrides.get(template)
+		if (override !== undefined) {
+			return override
+		}
+
 		if (parameters === undefined) {
 			return `tr:${template}`
 		}
@@ -56,6 +63,10 @@ const DraggableStub = defineComponent({
 })
 
 describe('AdminSelectOptionsSection', () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		pluralOverrides.clear()
+	})
+
 	it('renders translated headings and pluralized meta', () => {
 		const wrapper = mount(AdminSelectOptionsSection, {
 			props: {
@@ -76,10 +87,37 @@ describe('AdminSelectOptionsSection', () => {
 		})
 
 		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('tr:Options')
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('tr:Option')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('tr:1 option')
 		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('tr:Add single option')
 	})
 
+	it('keeps the count visible when the translation dropped the placeholder', () => {
+		pluralOverrides.set('{count} option', 'volba nastavena')
+
+		const wrapper = mount(AdminSelectOptionsSection, {
+			props: {
+				modelValue: [{ id: 'option-0', value: 'Alpha' }],
+				isSaving: false,
+			},
+			global: {
+				stubs: {
+					Draggable: DraggableStub,
+					NcDialog: false,
+					NcTextArea: false,
+					NcActionButton: false,
+					NcActions: false,
+					NcIconSvgWrapper: false,
+					NcInputField: false,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		const meta = wrapper.get('.profile-fields-admin-options__meta')
+
+		expect(meta.get('strong').text()).toBe('1')
+		expect(meta.text()).toBe('1 volba nastavena')
+	})
+
 	it('emits updated model when adding a new option', async() => {
 		const wrapper = mount(AdminSelectOptionsSection, {
 			props: {
diff --git a/src/tests/utils/countLabel.spec.ts b/src/tests/utils/countLabel.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ba2eaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/utils/countLabel.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and LibreCode contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { COUNT_PLACEHOLDER, splitCountLabel } from '../../utils/countLabel.ts'
+
+describe('splitCountLabel', () => {
+	it('splits a label that starts with the count', () => {
+		expect(splitCountLabel(`${COUNT_PLACEHOLDER} fields configured`)).toEqual({
+			before: '',
+			after: ' fields configured',
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('splits a label that ends with the count, as right-to-left languages may order it', () => {
+		expect(splitCountLabel(`حقول مكونة ${COUNT_PLACEHOLDER}`)).toEqual({
+			before: 'حقول مكونة ',
+			after: '',
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('splits a label that places the count in the middle', () => {
+		expect(splitCountLabel(`son ${COUNT_PLACEHOLDER} campos configurados`)).toEqual({
+			before: 'son ',
+			after: ' campos configurados',
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('renders the count in front of the label when the translation dropped the placeholder', () => {
+		expect(splitCountLabel('kolonky nastaveny')).toEqual({
+			before: '',
+			after: ' kolonky nastaveny',
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('keeps the label empty when the translation is empty', () => {
+		expect(splitCountLabel('')).toEqual({
+			before: '',
+			after: '',
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('splits on the first placeholder only', () => {
+		expect(splitCountLabel(`${COUNT_PLACEHOLDER} of ${COUNT_PLACEHOLDER}`)).toEqual({
+			before: '',
+			after: ` of ${COUNT_PLACEHOLDER}`,
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/countLabel.ts b/src/utils/countLabel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a86267f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/countLabel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and LibreCode contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+export interface CountLabelParts {
+	before: string
+	after: string
+}
+
+export const COUNT_PLACEHOLDER = '\uFFFC'
+
+export const splitCountLabel = (label: string): CountLabelParts => {
+	const placeholderIndex = label.indexOf(COUNT_PLACEHOLDER)
+	if (placeholderIndex === -1) {
+		return { before: '', after: label === '' ? '' : ` ${label}` }
+	}
+
+	return {
+		before: label.slice(0, placeholderIndex),
+		after: label.slice(placeholderIndex + COUNT_PLACEHOLDER.length),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/views/AdminSettings.vue b/src/views/AdminSettings.vue
index 90eb4211..8194c4c0 100644
--- a/src/views/AdminSettings.vue
+++ b/src/views/AdminSettings.vue
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 				</p>
 			</div>
 			<div class="profile-fields-admin__hero-meta">
-				<strong>{{ definitions.length }}</strong>
-				<span>{{ configuredFieldsCountLabel }}</span>
+				<span>{{ configuredFieldsCountLabel.before }}<strong>{{ definitions.length }}</strong>{{ configuredFieldsCountLabel.after }}</span>
 			</div>
 		</header>
 
@@ -285,6 +284,7 @@ import { NcActionButton, NcActions, NcButton, NcCheckboxRadioSwitch, NcChip, NcE
 import { createDefinition, deleteDefinition, listDefinitions, updateDefinition } from '../api'
 import type { FieldDefinition, FieldEditPolicy, FieldExposurePolicy, FieldType } from '../types'
 import { createEditableSelectOptions, extractEditableSelectOptionValues } from '../utils/selectFieldOptions.js'
+import { COUNT_PLACEHOLDER, splitCountLabel } from '../utils/countLabel.js'
 
 const fieldTypeOptions: Array<{ value: FieldType, label: string }> = [
 	{ value: 'text', label: t('profile_fields', 'Text') },
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ const editorEmptyState = computed(() => sortedDefinitions.value.length === 0
 		title: t('profile_fields', 'No field selected'),
 		description: t('profile_fields', 'Select a field from the list, or create a new one.'),
 	})
-const configuredFieldsCountLabel = computed(() => n('profile_fields', 'field configured', 'fields configured', definitions.value.length, { count: definitions.value.length }))
+// TRANSLATORS "{count}" is the number of configured fields.
+const configuredFieldsCountLabel = computed(() => splitCountLabel(n('profile_fields', '{count} field configured', '{count} fields configured', definitions.value.length, { count: COUNT_PLACEHOLDER })))
 // TRANSLATORS "\u00A0" keeps the ellipsis attached to the previous word for correct typography and avoids awkward line breaks.
 const saveActionLabel = computed(() => isSaving.value ? t('profile_fields', 'Saving changes\u00A0…') : (isEditing.value ? t('profile_fields', 'Save changes') : t('profile_fields', 'Create field')))
 const editFieldAriaLabel = (label: string) => t('profile_fields', 'Edit field {label}', { label })
@@ -830,9 +831,8 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 
 	&__hero-meta {
 		display: flex;
-		flex-direction: column;
-		align-items: flex-end;
-		justify-content: center;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: flex-end;
 		min-width: 120px;
 		padding: 12px 14px;
 		border-radius: 14px;
@@ -841,11 +841,13 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 		strong {
 			font-size: 32px;
 			line-height: 1;
+			color: var(--color-main-text);
 		}
 
 		span {
 			font-size: 12px;
 			color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
+			text-align: center;
 		}
 	}