Reading Time & Word Count Block for Post
by Saif islam · SEO
Display reading time and word count for posts and also simple use shortcode ['reading-time']. Automatically or via shortcode. Simple and SEO-friendly.
69 health vs 67 average across 386 SEO 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
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Since 2025-06-27 · 385 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
26
now · peak 98
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-06-27 · 379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-12 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO 40K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Reading Time WP 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant 9K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags B - T Turn Rank Math FAQ Block to Accordion 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Turn Yoast SEO FAQ Block to Accordion 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
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