Best post reading time plugins for WordPress
The most popular post reading time plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blog Post Reading Time leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE] (80+) and Article Read Time (30+). All 7 plugins tagged “post reading time” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 post reading time plugins
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Blog Post Reading TimeThe most installed post reading time plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE]80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 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.
- 4.
WB Content StatsFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 5.
My Post TimeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 6.
Tlabe Reading Time EstimatorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Simple Reading TimeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 7 plugins tagged “post reading time”
Blog Post Reading Time
Down in the last 7 days:76#16,078by Rathod Narendrasinh1 year ago
Display estimated reading time and let your visitors listen to blog posts with a built-in text-to-speech option. Boost engagement by helping readers c …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE]
Down in the last 7 days:13#18,048by Mukul Hossain5 months ago
With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Article Read Time
Up in the last 7 days:66#24,956by Dhrumil Kumbhani17 days ago
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WB Content Stats
Up in the last 7 days:21,442#49,525by Abir2 years ago
A simple plugin to showcase the word & character count and reading time.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Post Time
#62,962by ammarwp5 years ago
My Post Time plugin is an innovative and useful plugin that is designed to help your readers more efficiently read your blog posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator
Down in the last 7 days:17,777#67,895by mohiuddintarek79552 months ago
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Reading Time
#73,368by Goran S.7 years ago
This plugin scans your article and generates average reading time, number of words divided by 200.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day