Worth The Read
by brianmcculloh · WordPress.org page · Website
Worth The Read has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 118,942 downloads all time. It was downloaded 736 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 26, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Worth The Read at a glance
Is Worth The Read well maintained?
Worth The Read reviews and ratings
27 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
27 reviews
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Best parts? It works!
Best parts? It works! Keep on keepin' on ...
nealumphred -
Absolutely does not anything :(
Looks very promising, but on my site, nothing was added.
Kai Spriestersbach -
Best
Thank You for this
Edwinjj -
Perfect!
Is the best reading progress bar and time plugin for WordPress sites! Thanks for your great work!
harisreaderbird -
Simple. Yet Perfect!
It's a simple progress bar plugin (that also displays read time) with all the necessary functional and customized options. Nothing more, nothing less. Yet it's totally free. Almost every plugin I have (even premium ones), I've always done some retouch. Except for the "worth the read" plugin. Nice job!
Aleksandar Stojkov -
Best Plugin Ever!
This is probably the best plugin ever. It really helped me. Thanks to the creators of this plugin and keep it up...
Abu Zar Mishwani
Download and install history
1,418 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Worth The Read alternatives
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Details
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.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- estimated reading time
- progress
- reading
- reading time
- scroll
More from brianmcculloh
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Stylish Links 100+ installs
- Version
- 1.14.4
- Last updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- First published
- Aug 2, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 3.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Worth The Read FAQ
How many active installs does Worth The Read have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Worth The Read as of October 22, 2026.
Is Worth The Read still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 26, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Worth The Read have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Worth The Read are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Worth The Read free?
Worth The Read is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.