ReadBar – Smart Reading Time & Dynamic Progress Bar
by NoorWork · Uncategorized
Add estimated reading time and a dynamic reading progress bar to your WordPress posts and pages to boost content engagement and improve readability.
69 health vs 55 average across 15,203 Uncategorized plugins
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Since 2025-07-09 · 373 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
26
now · peak 95
Directory rank vs rivals
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Install history · since 2025-07-09 · 370 observations
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Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- E Easy Reading Progress Bar — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C
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Reading Position Indicator 800+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sam Reading Time 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Article Read Time Lite – WordPress plugin for displaying total reading time and progress bar 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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