Best article meta plugins for WordPress
The most popular article meta plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Word Count and Reading time leads with 10+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “article meta” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 1 article meta plugins
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Simple Word Count and Reading timeThe most installed article meta plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.