Comparison · generated on request
Article Read Time vs Reading Time WP
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Article Read Time | Reading Time WP | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats. | Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode. |
| Active installs | 40+ | 20,000+ |
| Rating | — | 4.8★ (20) |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 12 days ago |
| Current owner | Dhrumil Kumbhani | yingles |
| Added to directory | 11 Mar 2026 | 15 Nov 2014 |
| Tested up to | WP 6.9.7 | WP 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | false |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Article Read Time · Reading Time WP