10 Best Reading Time WP Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Reading Time WP has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Reading Time WP
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Reading Position Indicator
Closest match5.0 (66) 800+ active installsAdd reading position indicator on page top.
Shares the reading time, time tags on WordPress.org. 800+ installs against 20,000+, last updated July 21, 2026.
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4.3 (27) 3,000+ active installsAn 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.
Shares the reading time tag on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 20,000+, last updated August 26, 2026.
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4.9 (33) 10,000+ active installsShortcodes to wrap around text, which specify at what date or time that content should appear or disappear, either once, or on a recurring basis.
Shares the time tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since October 1, 2019.
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4.9 (31) 10,000+ active installsShortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc.
Shares the time tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated August 25, 2026.
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YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
4.8 (1,164) 100,000+ active installsThe best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
Shares the posts tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 11, 2024.
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4.5 (249) 100,000+ active installsA highly customizable, easy-to-use popular posts plugin!
Shares the posts tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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4.6 (79) 100,000+ active installsAllow anonymous users to preview a draft of a post before it is published.
Shares the posts tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated June 17, 2026.
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4.8 (80) 200,000+ active installsCreates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields. Perfect for developers and content creators.
Shares the posts tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated August 22, 2026.
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4.2 (71) 90,000+ active installsRemove meta author and date information from posts and pages. Hide from Humans and Search engines.SEO friendly and most advance plugin.
Shares the posts tag on WordPress.org. About 4.5 times the installs, last updated May 31, 2026.
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4.9 (122) 200,000+ active installsA small collection of lightweight WordPress blocks that can accomplish nearly anything.
Shares the posts tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
Switching from Reading Time WP: common questions
What is the best alternative to Reading Time WP?
Reading Position Indicator is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 800+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Reading Time WP alternative has the most users?
Post Duplicator, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Reading Time WP alternative is rated highest?
Reading Position Indicator, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 66 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Reading Time WP alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Reading Time WP score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Reading Time WP on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Reading Position Indicator is the closest match to Reading Time WP by the data we track, and Post Duplicator has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. GenerateBlocks shipped the most recent release, on October 13, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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