Read Meter – Reading Time & Progress Bar
The Read Meter plugin displays the estimated reading time for blog posts along with a progress bar.
Read Meter ranks #2,113 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, a 4.5/5 rating from 19 reviews, and was last updated Aug 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 1.0.11
- Last Updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.2+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 5.2 or higher
- Author
- Brainstorm Force
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
- Reviews
- 19
- Support Threads
- 1
- Resolved
- 100%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for bloggers and site owners who want to show visitors how long a post will take to read. It solves the problem of readers abandoning posts by displaying an estimated reading time and a progress bar showing how much of the post remains.
- Estimated reading time display
- Reading progress bar
- [read_meter] shortcode
- Shortcode ID attribute for specific posts
- Image time calculation
- Support for multiple post types
- Include/exclude images and comments
- Progress bar position control
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