Read Meter
Healthy: maintained, last release 24 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Read Meter still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 24 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 24 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Read Meter, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer brainstormworg since Sep 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Read Meter removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Read Meter safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Read Meter update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.11. No one-star spike after it. 10 Jul 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 16 Jun 2019 to 16 Jun 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| Nikschavan | 17 Jun 2019 to 30 Oct 2019, 13 commits |
| brainstormworg | 10 Sep 2019 to 24 Aug 2026, 20 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 24 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- Progress Bar is Cool; Read Time Broken · 2 stars · 25 Dec 2022
- 1 minute reading time everywhere · 1 star · 24 Dec 2020
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 85 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 167 |
| 18 May 2026 | 176 |
| 25 May 2026 | 164 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 192 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 211 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 158 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 141 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 150 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 138 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 140 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 192 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 205 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 213 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 202 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 236 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 244 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 202 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 213 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 198 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 253 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 241 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 204 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 194 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 325 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 277 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 46 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 10% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.11 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brainstorm Force |
| Added | 17 Jun 2019 |
| Last updated | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | readtime, progressbar |
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Questions
Is Read Meter still maintained?
Yes. Last release 24 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Read Meter, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brainstormworg since Sep 2019.
Was Read Meter removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Read Meter safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Read Meter update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.11. No one-star spike after it.