Article Read Time Lite vs Easy Reading Progress Bar

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Article Read Time Lite

by WP Shuffle

Health B80

Easy Reading Progress Bar

by Mushlih Almubarak

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Article Read Time Lite	Easy Reading Progress Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30 ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	C · 65
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100 ✓	61/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	1.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	75 ✓	24
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Article Read Time Lite Easy Reading Progress Bar

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.