WordPress plugin comparison
Article Reading Time vs Reading progressbar
Article Reading Time
by Aminul Islam Alvi
Fewer than 10 installs
Reading progressbar
by Jb Audras
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Reading progressbar has more active installs: 6K+, against fewer than 10 for Article Reading Time.
- On a typical day, Reading progressbar is downloaded about 25 times, Article Reading Time about 2.
- Article Reading Time has no reviews yet.
- Reading progressbar was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against May 7, 2024 for Article Reading Time.
- Reading progressbar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Article Reading Time.
- Reading progressbar has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Article Reading Time.
Line by line
Reading progressbar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Article Reading Time | Reading progressbar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,374 | #2,874 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 715 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(17) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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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