Best article read time plugins for WordPress
The most popular article read time plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. FlowRead leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Article Read Time (30+). All 2 plugins tagged “article read time” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 article read time plugins
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FlowReadThe most installed article read time plugin, with 30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Article Read Time30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “article read time”
FlowRead
Down in the last 7 days:155#24,098by sydurrahman6 months ago
Adds a reading progress bar and estimated article read time to improve engagement and reading experience.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Article Read Time
#24,549by Dhrumil Kumbhani16 days ago
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day