WordPress plugin comparison
ReadBar vs Reading Position Indicator
ReadBar
by NoorWork
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Reading Position Indicator
by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)
800+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Reading Position Indicator has more active installs: 800+, against fewer than 10 for ReadBar.
- On a typical day, Reading Position Indicator is downloaded about 9 times, ReadBar about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- ReadBar was updated more recently: Sep 10, 2026, against Jul 21, 2026 for Reading Position Indicator.
- ReadBar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Reading Position Indicator.
- Reading Position Indicator has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for ReadBar.
Line by line
Reading Position Indicator leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | ReadBar | Reading Position Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,563 | #7,376 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 263 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(66) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.61 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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