Reading Time

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1. ★★★★★ JustIrinel

   7.8y ago

   It does the right job, I like it, but I suggest to make singular and plural for minute/minutes and second/seconds… I have articles with 1 minute time read and they show as 1 minutes. Good job for the plugin ! This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by JustIrinel.

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2. ★★★★★ ezkay

   11.2y ago

   The progress bar just runs thru the end by the defined estimated reading time. So if the estimated reading time is 1 minute, but at the top you stopped scrolling, because you had to wipe your nose for a minute, the progress bar is complete. So it’s just running by the estimated time..! Also the support over here seems to be not that encouraged. Who’s updating this thing than?! ..correct me if I’m wrong – I hate to give bad ratings..

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3. ★★★★★ corvusmile

   12.8y ago

   I wanted one thing, you gave me that. & a good bonus one like progress bar. 🙂

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-28 300+ → 200+ down after 296 days in tier
2. 2025-08-05 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-08-03 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-08-02 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-07-31 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-07-30 200+ → 300+ up after 36 days in tier
7. 2025-06-24 100+ → 200+ up after 77 days in tier
8. 2025-04-08 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Reading Time WP 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• Worth The Read 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Just Writing Statistics 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• Reading Position Indicator 800+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Timify 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• 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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Reading Time: 200+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/reading-time