Readlyte – Reading Time
by munizasultan · Blocks
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for blog posts, with a shortcode, a Gutenberg block, and an Elementor widget.
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+2%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blog” and “content” for “estimated reading time” and “estimated reading”. “blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “estimated reading time” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “estimated reading” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 219 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.0%, across 1,552 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 60 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| reading time estimate | #5 | #13 | down 1 |
| estimated reading time | #14 | #18 | 0 |
| estimated reading | #17 | #20 | 0 |
| reading time your tag | #23 | #24 | down 2 |
| reading time badge | #15 | #20 | down 3 |
| reading time count | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| read time your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “blog” and “content” for “estimated reading time” and “estimated reading”. “blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “estimated reading time” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “estimated reading” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 10 Sep 2026 · 60 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 103 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 23 Sep 2026
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 6 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for blog posts, with a shortcode, a Gutenberg..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,176 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "read time" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Reading Time 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 5 shared searches B -
Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 5 shared searches A -
Reading Time WP 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared searches A -
MinuteRead – Reading Time for Posts 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared searches B -
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared searches A -
Reading Time Block 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared searches C
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