WordPress plugin comparison
Article Read Time vs Simple Reading Time
Article Read Time
by Dhrumil Kumbhani
30+ installs
Simple Reading Time
by Goran S.
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Article Read Time has more active installs: 30+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Reading Time.
- On a typical day, Article Read Time is downloaded about 6 times, Simple Reading Time about 1.
- Article Read Time was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Aug 26, 2019 for Simple Reading Time.
- Article Read Time is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Simple Reading Time.
- Simple Reading Time has been around longer: since 2019, against 2026 for Article Read Time.
Line by line
Article Read Time leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Article Read Time | Simple Reading Time |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,956 | #73,368 |
| Active installs | 30+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 150 | 17 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 17 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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