Best reading time plugins for WordPress

Reading Time WP

Down in the last 7 days:4#1,113

by yingles2 months ago

Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.

Worth The Read

Down in the last 7 days:3#3,800

by brianmcculloh2 months ago

An adjustable progress meter showing how much of the post/page the user has scrolled through, and a read time commitment label near the post titles.

Just Writing Statistics

Down in the last 7 days:226#5,417

by Greg Ross1 year ago

Calculate your writing statistics on your WordPress site.

Reading Position Indicator

Up in the last 7 days:30#7,376

by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)3 months ago

Add reading position indicator on page top.

Post reading times

Up in the last 7 days:11#7,989

by Dmitry Litvinov3 years ago

A plugin that allows you to easily display the reading time of any article. Reading time is calculated based on a person's standard reading speed …

Graceful Extra

Up in the last 7 days:798#11,329

by Aslam1 month ago

Companion addon for Graceful theme. Adds reading time, post views, post display options, and a floating back-to-top button.

Reading Time

Up in the last 7 days:30#11,942

by whiletrue2 months ago

Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.

Timify

Down in the last 7 days:531#16,064

by ThemeIM3 years ago

With Timify, let your audience know about the last modified date, publish date, and reading time of your articles. You can also customize each setting …

Blog Post Reading Time

Down in the last 7 days:5#16,084

by 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 …

Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE]

Down in the last 7 days:13#18,048

by Mukul Hossain5 months ago

With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.

Sam Reading Time

Up in the last 7 days:229#18,685

by SAM Web Design Agency11 days ago

Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.

Reading time by LavaDESIGN

Down in the last 7 days:39#19,779

by Lukáš Bachleda - LavaDESIGN1 year ago

Display estimated reading time in Elementor widgets. Lightweight, customizable, and easy to use.

WP Read Time

Up in the last 7 days:6#20,484

by multiplas4 years ago

Un plugin ligero que añade el tiempo estimado de lectura a todas las entradas del blog. Basta con activarlo y se generará automáticamente el tiempo es …

LP Estimated Reading Time

#21,417

by layerpoint10 years ago

Displays an estimated reading time of your blog posts

Article Read Time

Up in the last 7 days:630#24,513

by Dhrumil Kumbhani18 days ago

Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.

Reading Time Block

Down in the last 7 days:113#25,189

by Noah J. Stewart1 year ago

Adds a Gutenberg block to display the estimated reading time of the current post. Reading speed is customizable from the Settings → Reading screen.

Article Read Time Lite

Up in the last 7 days:25#26,007

by WP Shuffle1 month ago

Calculate and display total reading time| Calculate and display Characters and Words | Progress Bar

MinuteRead

Up in the last 7 days:569#26,097

by Md Asadujjaman Sabuj2 months ago

Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.

Reading Time & Word Count Block for Post

Up in the last 7 days:18#29,594

by Saif islam1 year ago

Display reading time and word count for posts and also simple use shortcode ['reading-time']. Automatically or via shortcode. Simple and SEO-friendly.

Readlyte

#31,755

by munizasultan2 months ago

Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for blog posts, with a shortcode, a Gutenberg block, and an Elementor widget.

Subcategories buttons

#33,990

by Lukáš Bachleda - LavaDESIGN1 year ago

Display Woocommerce subcategories button of current product category

Simple Word Count and Reading time

Up in the last 7 days:1,245#39,655

by Hapiuc Robert10 years ago

Display word count and reading time on your article with a nice and clean like YouTube progress bar.

Reading Time by ReadyGo

Up in the last 7 days:1,089#42,628

by mkbplatinum2 months ago

Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.

My Reading Time Lite

Down in the last 7 days:104#44,161

by Liton Arefin3 years ago

Reading Time lite plugin enables an estimated reading time that inserted above or bottom in post. Insert anywhere using shortcode too.

Post Stats

Down in the last 7 days:5,110#46,033

by cedbv16 years ago

Statistics about posts length and reading time on dashboard and/or sidebar widget. Optionally, display estimated reading time before each post.

Word Counter

Down in the last 7 days:728#48,493

by nearchx2 years ago

Show the reading time and number of words in your post.

Stuff & Things Reading Estimate

Up in the last 7 days:9,334#49,273

by stuffandthingsforyou28 days ago

Show an estimated "X min read" on your posts, and anywhere with the [reading_time] shortcode.

Reading Time and Progress Bar

Up in the last 7 days:7,808#51,023

by Aman Joshi1 year ago

A simple WordPress plugin that displays the estimated reading time and a progress bar at the top of your blog posts as readers scroll through.

ReadJoy

Up in the last 7 days:6,175#52,771

by farjanaplugin2 months ago

Add a beautiful reading progress bar to your WordPress site. Show reading time, track scroll progress, and celebrate readers when they finish your art …

RakeshNagar Reading Time

Up in the last 7 days:14,725#54,225

by Rakesh Nagar1 month ago

Shows an estimated reading time on single blog posts and pages.

Cr8vstacks Table of Contents

#55,216

by cr8vstacks1 month ago

Free forever. High-contrast Table of Contents with custom layouts and a prominent sticky TOC header on scroll to keep navigation always accessible.

Peritext Reading Tools

#55,477

by wimmelstein8 days ago

The tool that puts the reader front and center: reading time, a table of contents, related essays and a Listen button. For any block theme.

Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar

Up in the last 7 days:14,230#56,389

by Sehrish Anam8 months ago

A minimalist, accessible reading time badge + scroll progress bar. AI-assisted time adjustment, per-post overrides, zero tracking.

Simple Reading Time

Down in the last 7 days:151#56,763

by Goran S.7 years ago

This plugin scans your article and generates average reading time, number of words divided by 200.

Idara Reading Time

Up in the last 7 days:7,477#57,705

by Mohammad Sajid Ansari2 months ago

Show estimated reading time with an optional scroll progress bar. A lightweight, FSE-ready Gutenberg block that loads only where used.

ReadSpan

#58,114

by ibrahimhalefoglu5 months ago

Show a reading time badge and a scroll progress bar on your posts and pages — fully customizable from the admin panel.

AWO

#61,154

by zwareonline2 days ago

All-in-one website optimizer: Ad Manager for AdSense, Reading Time indicator, and a full Premium suite (SEO, Analytics, SMTP, Performance & more).

ZeroBloat Reading Time

Down in the last 7 days:4,894#61,793

by the tree6 months ago

Displays estimated reading time on posts. Lightweight and simple, with zero configuration required.

Optic Read-O-Meter

#61,924

by arunbrahma5 months ago

Drops an "X min read" line above your posts. Five styles, color palettes, image-aware time, plural wording, shortcode and block.

ReadMetric

Down in the last 7 days:12,829#62,159

by Italiya Harshil2 months ago

Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts, pages, and custom post types.

Estimated Reading Time Content

Up in the last 7 days:1,536#62,296

by Anton1 year ago

Adds a reading time block to posts and pages, with customizable settings and widget support.

My Post Time

#62,962

by 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.

Easy Reading Progress Bar

Up in the last 7 days:3,188#63,072

by Mushlih Almubarak1 year ago

A simple, lightweight, and highly compatible reading progress bar for your WordPress posts.

ZenRead

#63,243

by Tusher Ikbal9 months ago

ZenRead is a lightweight and secure plugin that adds a sleek reading progress bar and an estimated reading time indicator to your WordPress posts.

Fattami Reading Time

#63,335

by Ayoub Fattami1 month ago

Shows an estimated reading time badge on your posts, with Unicode-aware word counting (Arabic, French, CJK) and a simple shortcode.

Essentials

#63,350

by BeautifulPlugins6 days ago

A lightweight toolkit of small, toggleable site features: scroll to top button, reading progress bar, reading time and a custom scroll bar.

MP Smart Content Timekeeper

#63,953

by Mayank Pandya1 year ago

Enhance user engagement with smart reading time estimates and interactive progress tracking.

WPTimeToRead

#66,013

by kevindaviesnz9 years ago

Reading time.

Elysian Reader

Up in the last 7 days:4,787#66,583

by deadvloperplugins4 months ago

Display a customizable reading progress bar and reading time with an optional floating widget. Lightweight, responsive, and built without jQuery.

Signalfire Reading Estimator

Down in the last 7 days:10,495#66,847

by Robert Coster1 year ago

Calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts with configurable speed and flexible display options.