10 Best Sortable Word Count Reloaded Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Sortable Word Count Reloaded has 2,000+ 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 Sortable Word Count Reloaded
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Reading Time WP
Closest match4.8 (20) 20,000+ active installsReading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.
Shares the posts, word count tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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5.0 (22) 10,000+ active installsAn admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types.
Shares the pages, posts tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated November 17, 2025.
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4.4 (86) 10,000+ active installsEasily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes.
Shares the pages, posts tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since May 13, 2019.
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4.8 (21) 300+ active installsSave time switching between posts of any post-type in wp-admin.
Shares the pages, posts tags on WordPress.org. 300+ installs against 2,000+, no update since April 3, 2020.
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4.9 (20) 4,000+ active installsUsing this plugin one can easily collapse/expand pages with children and grand children.
Shares the admin, pages tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since July 9, 2019.
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Post Category Filter (WP Admin)
5.0 (25) 1,000+ active installsQuickly search and filter categories and taxonomies inside the WordPress admin.
Shares the admin, posts tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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4.6 (30) 800+ active installsAdds an option to the admin posts and terms overview pages to select all items (instead of just the ones on the current page) to apply bulk actions.
Shares the admin, posts tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since June 2, 2017.
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4.9 (41) 10,000+ active installsEasily equalize the height of columns or any collection of elements.
Shares the column tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated March 10, 2026.
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4.7 (161) 20,000+ active installsThe easiest and highest rated way to Add Widgets or Sidebars to Posts and Pages using Visual editor, shortcodes or template tags.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since November 13, 2024.
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4.8 (23) 20,000+ active installsAdds the built in WordPress categories and tags to your pages.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated January 7, 2026.
Switching from Sortable Word Count Reloaded: common questions
What is the best alternative to Sortable Word Count Reloaded?
Reading Time WP is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Sortable Word Count Reloaded alternative has the most users?
Reading Time WP, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Sortable Word Count Reloaded alternative is rated highest?
Widgets on Pages, rated 4.7 out of 5 by 161 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Sortable Word Count Reloaded 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 Sortable Word Count Reloaded 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 Sortable Word Count Reloaded 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 Time WP is the closest match to Sortable Word Count Reloaded by the data we track, and Reading Time WP has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Reading Time WP shipped the most recent release, on August 26, 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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