by whiletrue 3.7 (3 reviews)

Reading Time

Name: Reading Time
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Author: whiletrue

Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.

Reading Time ranks #12,009 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Aug 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.2.21 Current Version v1.2.21

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 14 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Rank

#12,009

-22 this week

Active Installs

200+

-23.4%

KW Avg Position

31.4

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Downloads

14.6K

+3 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

74%

Review 3.7 out of 5

3.7 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 18%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.7

3 reviews

Overall 74%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.21
Last Updated: Aug 14, 2026
Requires WP: 2.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: whiletrue

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.7
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

estimate time reading reading time time word count

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TL;DR

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Reading Time is for WordPress site owners who want to show readers how long a post will take to read. It automatically estimates and displays reading time with an animated progress bar, with an option to override the estimate per post.