Reading Time and Progress Bar
by Aman Joshi · Uncategorized
A simple WordPress plugin that displays the estimated reading time and a progress bar at the top of your blog posts as readers scroll through.
63 health vs 55 average across 20,717 Uncategorized plugins
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Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 477 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2024-09-16 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
169
now · peak 169
Estimated active installs
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Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
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Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
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Worth The Read 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Catch Scroll Progress Bar 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Reading Position Indicator 800+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Scroll Down Arrow 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
AI Blog Automator 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bramework 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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