MinuteRead – Reading Time for Posts
by Md Asadujjaman Sabuj · Uncategorized
Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈21 estimated
Momentum
-10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “read time” and “minute read” for “estimated reading” and “reading speed”. “read time” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “estimated reading” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “minute read” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “reading speed” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 516 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 16,020 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| reading duration your tag | #1 | #10 | up 1 |
| estimated reading time your tag | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| reading time estimate | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| estimated reading | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| reading speed | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| reading time your tag | #11 | #20 | down 2 |
| minute read your tag | #15 | #24 | down 2 |
| average reading time | #5 | #19 | 0 |
| read time your tag | #19 | #24 | up 5 |
| reading | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| estimated read time | #8 | #19 | down 2 |
| reading position | #12 | #23 | down 2 |
| speed reading | #15 | #23 | down 3 |
| estimated time | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| estimated read | #18 | #24 | down 3 |
| post reading time | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| reading time content | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “read time” and “minute read” for “estimated reading” and “reading speed”. “read time” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “estimated reading” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “minute read” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “reading speed” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “minute read”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “reading time”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 4 May 2026 · 189 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 94 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 28 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 23 Sep 2026
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,450 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "read time", "reading duration" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Read Meter – Reading Time & Progress Bar 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 12 shared searches A -
Reading Time 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 12 shared searches B -
Reading Time WP 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 10 shared searches A -
Worth The Read 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 10 shared searches A -
WP Reading Progress 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 9 shared searches A -
Sam Reading Time 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 9 shared searches B
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