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Best readability plugins for WordPress

The most popular readability plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Yoast SEO leads with 10M+ active installs, ahead of BoldGrid Easy SEO (40K+) and Semrush SEO Writing Assistant (8K+). All 61 plugins tagged “Readability” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 readability plugins

  1. 1.
    Yoast SEO

    The most installed readability plugin, with 10M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 27,820 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    BoldGrid Easy SEO

    40K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Semrush SEO Writing Assistant

    8K+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 25 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    Turn Rank Math FAQ Block to Accordion

    5K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  5. 5.
    Turn Yoast SEO FAQ Block to Accordion

    3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  6. 6.
    Topic SEO Content Optimization Tool

    1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Textmetrics

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  8. 8.
    DELUCKS SEO

    300+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 17 reviews, updated 7 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Clearscope

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  10. 10.
    FD Word Statistics Plugin

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

All 61 plugins tagged “Readability”