Reading Time
by whiletrue · Uncategorized
Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.
82 health vs 67 average across 3,542 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
103
now · peak 265
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-28 300+ → 200+ down after 296 days in band
- 2025-08-05 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-08-03 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-02 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-31 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-30 200+ → 300+ up after 36 days in band
- 2025-06-24 100+ → 200+ up after 77 days in band
- 2025-04-08 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Reading Time WP 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Worth The Read 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Just Writing Statistics 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Reading Position Indicator 800+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Maximum Execution Time Exceeded 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/reading-time" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Reading Time — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Reading Time: 200+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/reading-time