Reading Position Indicator
Healthy: maintained, last release 21 Jul 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Reading Position Indicator still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 21 Jul 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Reading Position Indicator, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer iworks since Apr 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Reading Position Indicator removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Reading Position Indicator safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Reading Position Indicator update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.2.3. No one-star spike after it. 21 Jul 2026 · 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.
| iworks | 14 Apr 2015 to 21 Jul 2026, 62 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 6
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 21 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 66 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.2.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) |
| Added | 14 Apr 2015 |
| Last updated | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 800+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | time, animation, indicator, progress bar, reading time |
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Questions
Is Reading Position Indicator still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Jul 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Reading Position Indicator, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer iworks since Apr 2015.
Was Reading Position Indicator removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Reading Position Indicator safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Reading Position Indicator update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.3. No one-star spike after it.